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DIARIES 



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Rev, Timothy Walker, 

The First and Only Minister of Concord, N. H., 

From his ordination November i8, 1730, 
TO September i, 1782. 



Edited and Annotated 



JOSEPH B. WALKER. 



CONCORD, N. n. : 

Ira C. Evans, Printer, 13 and 15 Capitol St. 

1889. 



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Diaries of the Rev. Timothy Walker, 

The first and only minister of Concord, New 
Hampshire, from his ordination, November 18, 
1730, to his death. September 1, 1782. 



PREFATORY NOTE. 



The Rev. Timothy Walker, author of the following diai-ies, was 
the first minister of Pennycook, now Concord, N. H., and from the 
organization of its church to his death, a period of fifty-two years, its 
only one. . '' 

He was born in Woburn, Mass., on the 27th day of July, 1705, was 
graduated at Harvard College in 1725, and settled at Pennycook on 
the 18th day of November, 17:50. This was his first and only settle- 
ment. As did his neighbors, he went there to stay, and at once 
identifying himself with all their interests, he devoted to these the 
energies of his entu-e life. He possessed good mental abilities, a 
good eduation, strong common sense, and marked wisdom. He was 
not only their spiritual advisor, but their legal and temporal coun- 
sellor as well. 

His modest salary,* insufficient for his support, was supplemented 
by the income of the parsonage lands and the farm which was given 
by the proprietors of the township to their first settled minister. He 
thus became a farmer as well as minister, and, through this relation, 
was brought into more intimate sympathy with his people than he 
might otherwise have been. 

His pacific feelings and good sense contributed to the maintenance 
of friendly relations with the neighboring Indians, liable at any time 
to be provoked to acts of violence by imaginary grievances or the 
wiley counsels of the French. 

But, pacific as was his disposition, he held firmly to the sacred 
right of self-defence. When, therefore, some twenty years after his settle- 
ment at Pennycook, a company having little existence but upon paper 
laid claim to the fair town which his people had wrested from the wilder- 
ness, he pei'sonally championed their cause, and, in the prosecution of 

* iilOO per annum, equal toiS!l:)0.67 in silver. 



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appeals from the decisions of tlie Xew Hampshire courts, made no 
less than three voyages to England in their behalf, where he finally 
obtained, from the King in Council, the redress denied them at home. 
This struggle lasted about thirteen years. 

All through the Revolutionary war he was an ardent patriot. He 
lived to rejoice at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, to see the estab- 
lishment of independence, and the substantial close of the war. He 
died September 1, 1782. 

For a large portion of his life Mr. Walker kept brief diaries of 
current events. It is to be regretted that most of these have per- 
ished. Three, however, have been preserved entire, and fragments of 
six others. They afford vivid pictures of New Hampshii-e life on the 
Indian frontier while the question of English or French supremacy 
on this contineirt was being decided and while the inestimable privi- 
leges of American independence were being achieved. 

J. B. VV. 

Concord, March I, 1889. 



Diary of Rev. Timothy Walker. 

1746. 

Wood well's Garrison was taken April 22.^- 
Thomas Cook & als. killed May y' 9r 
Richard Blanchard scalped June 11.^- 
Bishop was captivated June 25. 
Jon" Bradley & als. killed Aug: 11.*- 
Easterbrook killed Nov' 10.^- 

Killed, 8. Captivated, 12. Died of his wounds, 1, 



1. Wood well's garrison was in Hopkinton, a short distance from 
Contoocookville, near the point where the road to Tyler's Bridge 
branches from the main road. 

2. A Boscawen man, killed on Clay Hill just al)ove the Plain. 

3. A Canterbury man. 

4. Jonathan Bradley of Exeter, Sanniel Bradley and Obadiah 
Peters of Concord, John Lufkin of Kingston, and John Bean of 
Brentwood, who were massacred on the road to Hopkinton, about a 
mile from Concord. A granite obelisk now marks the locality and 
commemorates the event. 

5. He was a Hopkinton man, and was shot by an Indian near the 
watering trough at the foot of Rum Hill. 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKEK. 5 

JANUARY. 

1, D. Very cold. Remained at Woburn. 

2, D. At night Avent and lodged at Brother 

Walkers.*^- 

3, D. Sat out honie\vard. Lodged at Mr. Flaggs.''' 

4, D. Arrived home. 

5, D. Preached all day at home. 
G, D. A^isited over y" River. 

7, D. Moderate weather. 

8, D. Ditto. 

9, D. Snowed and then turned to rain. Visited 

with Mr. Stevens over y^ River. 

10, D. Cleared up very cold. Capt. Goffe dined 

at our house. ^ 

11, D. A very cold morning. Went up to Con- 

toocook. 

12, D. Preached all day there. Mr. Page preached 

here. Returned liome at night. 

lo. D. Visited Capt. Eastman^ just returned from 
Boston with news of y^ Pretender s suc- 
cess in Scotland. ^^ 

lo, D. Capt. Eastman and wife dined at our house. 
Remainder of y^ week tarried at home. 
This week has been very warm. 

19, D. Preached all dav at home. 



6. Samuel Walker, of Woburn, Mass. 

7. Rev. Ebenezer Flagg, a classmate of Mr. Walker aud for sixty 
years the pastor of the church in Chester. 

8. Afterwards known as Col. John Goife, a prominent citizen of 
Amherst. 

9. Capt. Ebenezer P^astman, one of the most enterprising citizens 
of Concord. 

10. Charles Edward, son of James Francis Edward Stuart, grand- 
son of James 2d and claimant of the British tlirone. The success 
mentioned above was, probably, the defeat of the English army at 
Preston Pans, September 21, 174."), and the capture of Carlisle, Nov. 
26th of the same year. 



G DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 

20, D. Visited Mr. A. Whittemore being sick of 

fever.^^" 
22, D. Visited at Deacon Merall's.'" 
25, D. A warm snow. This week ; also has been 

very warm. 
2G, D. Preached all day at home. Cleared up 

very blustering. Y^ new snow being 

about mid leg deep drifted very much. 

27, D. Warm again. 

28, D. Warm. Began to hall Fort Timber.^^^- 
27 D. Moderate y" rest of this Week. 

N : B : o'^ day pd. Mr. Philips all y' I owed liim 
except — 13 — 4. and Wm. Pudney's order of 3 — 
00—00. Sum Total— or what I owe him is 3—13—4. 

FEBRUARY. 

1, D. A. M. Snowed. Mr. Stevens^* came and 

lodged at our house. 

2, D. He preached here and baptized Abraham, 

y^ son of Ab"" Colb}^ ; Eben"". y^ son of 
Sampson Colby, and Abigail y^ daughter 
of James Abbot Junior. I Preached at 
Contoocook. 

3, D. At night it hail a great deal. 

4, D. Visited at Mr. Lovejoys^'*^ Y^ rest of y^ 

week very warm. 



11. Rev. Aaron Whittemore, first minister of Pembroke, ordained 
March 12, 1787. 

12. John Merrill, the first deacon of the Concord church, against 
whom the first suit for ejectment was brought in the celebrated Bow 
controversy. 

18. This timber was for tlie garrison built around Mr. Walker's 
house this year. 

14. Rev. Phineas Stevens, first Pastor of the Boscawen church, 
ordained Oct. 8, 17-10. 

14^. Probably Capt. Henry Lovejoy, who had a grist mill at West 
Concord, aTid afterwards a forge used in the mamifacture of bar iron. 



DIARIES OF REV. TrMOTIIY WALKER. 7 

8, D. It seemed to tliickeii up for a storm ol' ruin 

but cleared away again. 
0, D. Preached all day at home, and baptized 
Isaac y^ son ot" Benj" Aljljot and Sarah 
y* daughter of Joseph Pudney. 
10, D. Eben Hall came to live Avitli me. We 
sledded wood. 
Ditto. 

At night Col. Kolfe^' returned from New- 
bury. It was a cold night for this mod- 
erate winter. 
Col. Rolfe dined at our house. 
Warm again. Snowed a little. 
Ditto. 

Preached all day at home. 
Fair weather. Received a letter from 
Wol)urn. 
10, D. Visited with Col. Kolfe over y'^ River. At 
night he lodged at our house. 

N. B. From the 8 instant to y" 20 
inclusive got home about 30 loads of 
wood for my years stock. 

21, D. A very cold, blustering day. 

22, D. Y^ weather moderated. Looked like rain 

but turned to a spitting snow. 

23, D. Preached all day at home, and baptized 

Ezekiel y" son of Tim. Walker Junior. 

24, D. Extraordinary cold for y^ season. Visited 

at Col. Rolfe's. Pd. Mr. Simonds for my 
barrel of cyder. 

25, D. Cold. Carried my wife up to Mr. Love- 

joy's a visiting. ^•''^ 



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15. Col. Benjamin Rolfe, the largest landholder of Concord, and 
one of its most prominent citizens. He subsequently married one of 
Mr. Walker's daughters. 

15|-. Neighbourhood visiting was vigorously pursued in olden 
times. Mothers frequently carried their infants to tea parties, and 



8 DJAKIES OF KEV. TLMUTUV WALKEK. 

20, D. Received y" news of v^ King of Prussia 
having made peaee with y Queen of 
Hungary."' 
Y^ rest of the week cold whilst y^ Satur- 
day and then y" weathei' moderated. 

MAliClI. 

2, Day Preached all day at home. 

3, '' (Japt. Got!e was at our house. 

4, " Carried my wife a visiting down to Col. 

Piolfe's." Wind still strong at North 
West for a fortnight. 

5 "' Weather moderated. Visited with my 

wife at Uncle Walker s. Married Jacoh 
Shute and Aljigail Evans. Now warm, 
Spring-like weather. 

6 " Fetched a load of rails from Tim. 

7 " Sledded dung overto y" Island. 

8 "• Hauled oft' my logs from my plowed land. 

9 " Preached at Contoocook. Mr. Stevens 

preached I'or me and baptized Peter y^ 
son of Nath' Pvix. A North East 
storm which lasted •> or 4 days. 
11 '•' Measured (?) Jos. Pudney's hay. 

13 " A general Fast. Preached all day. 

14 '' A warm, pleasant day. 

15 " A N : East storm. Very uncomfortable 

weather. 

16 "• Y^^ storm continued. Ver^- miry going. 

Preached all day at home. 

when putting on theiv wraps to return home, they laid them for a 
moment somewhat promiscuously upon the bed. This practice some- 
times led to inadvertent changes, a matter of little consetpience, 
Judge Walker used to remark, as the mistake could always be righted 
at the next meeting, sure to come a few days after. 
l(i. Frederick the (rreat and Maria Theresa. 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 9 

20 Day Went over y^ River upon y^ ice. It grew 

very rotten. Capt. Stevens^^ came up 
and lodged at our house. 

21 " I settled accts. with him for boarding 

soldiers to y^ 2r)tli of Feb. past. N. B. 
Y^ week past has been cold for y' sea- 
son. 

22 " Preached all day at home. 

23 " Y' weather moderated. 

24 " Wife in company with her brother, 

James Burbeen/"^ sat out for Woburn. 
Crossed y^ Ferry upon y* ice which 
was very weak, 

25 •• Went over the river. 

26 " Haled in some logs into Capt. Eastman's 

mill. N. B. 25 D. Began to hew 
timber for my East Buttery [?] 

28 " Capt. Stevens sat out home. 

29 " Moderate weather. Capt. Stevens re- 

turned to execute some new orders. 

30 •' Preached at Suncook. Mr. Whittemore 

preached here and Ijaptized Sarah y^ 
daughter of Nathan Stevens. 

APRIL. 

1 Day Cut thro y^ ice and crossed Horse Pond 

with a canoe. 

2 " Began to cross plow at y^ Island. ^'^ 

3 Day Ditto. 

17. Probably Capt. Phineas Stevens, a celebrated Indian fighter 
and one of the first settlers of Charlestown. 

17^. The grandson of John Burbeen, of W^oburn, Mass., who was 
a Scotchman and the first Anglo-American ancestor of the family of 
that name. This name, as a sirname, is now supposed to be extinct 
in this country. 

18, Horse-Shoe Island, which constituted a part of Mr. Walker's 
farm. 

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4 Day. Was beat oft' by y^ rains v,-^ come in pretty 

great plenty. 

5 " Y^ freshet rose considerably ; cold, windy. 

6 " Preached all day at home. Administered 

y^ Sacrament. Baptized Nath', y^ son 
of Judah Trumball. 

7 " Snowed some. 

8 " More moderate. 

9 " Went to Contoocook with Col. Rolfe. 

10 " Burnt my lower pasture. 

11 " Showery. Col. Rolfe sat out for Newbury. 

12 '' Very warm. Began to plo^v' over y^ 

River. 

13 " Showery. Preached all day at home. 

Baptized Miriam y^ daughter of Lieu- 
tenant Jere. Stickney. At night rained 
hard. 

14 " Sowed my barley. 

15 & 16 Day Dripping weather. 

17 Day Carried my Team over y^ River to plow 

my land there. 

18 & 19 Day ' Tarried at home. The Floods, not- 

withstanding y^ many threatenings 
were not great this year as yet. 
20 " Preach all day at home, and baptized 
Jeremiah y^ son of Stephen Farrington. 

22 " Y^ Indians took Woodwell's Garrison. 

23 " Sat out to meet my wife. Lodged at 

Mr. Moore's. 

24 " Met Col. Rolfe. P. M. Went to Wil- 

mington. 

25 " Went to Boston to carry news of y^ In- 

dian mischief. 

26 " Return to Woburn. 

27 " Kept Sabbath there. 

28 " Sold my place there. P. M. Went to 

Litchfield. 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 11 

29 Day. Returned home. 

30 " Tamed at home. 

N : B : Y" 6th day admitted Nath' Abbot and 
wife y^ full communion. 

MAY. 

2. Day Visited over y^ River. ^-- 

3 "" Tarried at home. 

4 " Preached all day at home. Jos. East- 

man, Tertius, owned y^ covenant. In 
the night we had tidings of mischief 
being done about sunset at Contoocook 
bv v^ Indians. Thomas Cook & als. 
killed. 

5 " Col. Rolfe sat out to Boston. 
7 " A considerable Frost. 

7 & 8 Day Planted my corn. 

9 Day Went up to Rattlesnake for stone. 

10 " My Pasture fence built up. 

11 " Preached all dav and administered the 

Sacrament. 

10 '' Turned y* cows into my pasture. 

12 " Got hands and mended my pasture fence. 

13 " Col Blanchard and als. came up. 

14 '• They dined here. 

15 " Returned to Suncook. 

16 " Very warm. 

17 " Nath' Rolfe returned from Newbury. 

18 " Preached all day at home. 

19 " Mrs. Rolfe sat out for Newbury. 

22 " Married William Pudney and Hannah 
Bryar. 
23&24 " Joseph Pudney & als. built their chim- 
neys. 

25 " Preached all day at home. 

18^. East Concord. 



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26 Day Dined at Col. Rolfe's. 

27 " At night Col. Rolfe came and lodged at 

our house. 

28 " Election. Joseph Pudney and Ob'' Fos- 

ter moved into y^ houses. ^^ 

29 " Sold my colt to Mr. Leonard Ilarriman. 

30 " Mr. Nath' Rolfe sat out for Newbury. 

31 " Very warm. 

N. B. The fore part of y^ last week of May was 
a very cold season. 

JUNE. 

1 Day. Preached all day at home. Baptized Sam' 

y^ son of Wm. Curry. 

2 " Capt. Melvin^^^ came up and l^rought news 

of an expedition to Canada.~° 
Breakfasted at Col. Rolfe's. 
He sat out for Boston. 
Visited over y* River. 
Warm. 

Mr. Stevens returned from Andover. 
Preached all day. Baptized David y^ son 

of Jos : Eastman y^ 3d. Administered 

y^ Sacrament. 
9 " Went over y^ River. 

19. Small houses erected within the walls of Mr. Walker's garri- 
son. The families assigned to this fortification, May 15, 1746, by the 
committee appointed by Gov. Benning Wentvvorth, " for settling the 
garrisons in the frontier towns and plantations " of New Hampshire, 
were those of Capt. John Chandler, Abraham Bradley, Samuel Brad- 
ley, John Webster, Nathaniel Rolfe, Joseph Pudney, Isaac Walker, 
Jr., and Obadiah Foster. 

19^. Capt. Eleazer Melvin, of Concord, Mass., a survivor of the 
battle at Pigwacket and a soldier in King George's war. 

20 The expedition was supported by the several colonies as far 
south as Virginia. The New Hampshire House of Representatives 
assembled on the third day of June and decided a day or two after 
to cooperate with their sister colonies in the enterprise. 



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DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 13 

10 Day Soaking rain, Sat out about 200 cabbage 

plants. 

11 " Cleared up. Benj" Blanchard, of Canter- 

bury, was scalped Ijy y^ indians. 

12 " Our Town was universally alarmed by y^ 

hearing some guns discharged in y"" 
woods. At night Col. Rolfe returned 
from Boston. 

Teams arrived home. 

Extreme hot. 

Turned up cool. Preached all day at 
home. 

Moulded^^ my Island Corn. 

We heard abundance of great guns at 
Portsmouth at night. Married Eben 
Hall to Dorcas Abl)ot. 

Capt. Stevens came up. 

A most plentiful rain after a sore drought. 

Cleared up. 

Preached all day at home. Baptized 
Isaac y^ son of Isaac Waldron. 

Built y^ Tailor's chimney."" 

Wm. Stickney brought up my new gun,^' 
and my mare from Andover. 

Visited over y^ River. 

Showery. Carried my wife down to Un- 
cle Walker's. 

28 " Showery. N. B. 25 D.— Bishop was cap- 
tivated by y' Indians. 

21. " Moulded " was synonymous with " half-hilled." The three 
successive hoeings of a com crop were denominated weeding, mould- 
ing and hilling. 

22. Isaac Walker, familiarly called Tailor Walker, from his occu- 
pation. He had a temporary dwelling within the inclosure of Mr. 
Walker's garrison. 

23. Tradition says that Mr. Walker had the best gun in the parish 
and that, during times of danger, when his people went to meeting, 
this stood beside him in the pulpit while he conducted the services. 



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29 Day Preached at home. Baptized Jemima y^ 

daughter of Edward Abbot, and Mehit- 
abel y^ daughter of Amos Eastman. 

30 " An ahirm over y^ River on account of In- 

dians being seen. 

JULY. 

1 Day. News from Newbury of Admiral War- 
ren's^^ arrival Dorcas Hall saw an 
Indian at night. George Hall lay 
abroad and saw six Indians.^*^ 

4 " Thomas Eastman arrived home from Cape 

Breton. 

5 " Attended y^ funeral of Lieu* Stickney's 

child. 

6 " Preached all day at home. 

7 " Some small showers. Visited over y^ 

River. 

8 " Extreme hot. 

9 " Ditto. Capt. Eastman returned from Cape 

Breton. 

10 " A pubHck fast to implore y^ divine 

blessing upon y^ Canada expedition.-'' 
Preached all day at home, 

11 " Visited over y" River. Very hot. 

12 " Showering in some places. 

13 " Preached all day at home. 

14 " Tarried at home. 

15 " In company with Capt. Eastman and oth- 

ers sat out for Woburn. Lodged at 
Capt. Copp's. 



2.5. Sir Peter AVarren, commodore of the British squadron, en- 
gaged at the siege of Louisburg, in 1745. 

26. During hostilities between England and France, incursions 
of Indians were liable to occur at any time and a sharp watch for 
them was maintained. 

27. The plan of this expedition was never executed. 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY AVALKER. 15 

16 Day Went to Woburii. 

18 •*• Went to Boston. Returned to Wobiirn 

at night. 

20 " Preached P : M : at Woburn Precinct. 

22 " Went to Boston again. 

23 " Went to Wihnington. 

24 " Lodged at Capt Baldwin's. 

25 " Arrived home. 

27 '' Preached all day at home. N : B : 24 D. 

Night rained considerably. 
30 " Capt. Eastman and others returned from 

Boston. 

N. B. 24 D. Reckoned with my brother Samuel 
Walker and for y^ 300 pounds old Tenour he has ol 
mine he accounted for in the following manner. 100 
he let Christopher Temple have. 100 he gave me 
up my bond and note to him £50 each, for y^ other 
hundred he produced my note to Col. Rolfe. 

AUGUST. 

1 Day. Went to see Capt. Eastman newly re- 
turned from Boston who paid me £30 
upon account of Leonard Harriman. 

3 " Rained somewhat. Preached all day. 

Baptized Samuel y^ son of Patrick Gar- 
vin. 

4 " Went to Contoocook and fetched my ox 

from thence [there ?] . 
6 " AVent in y^ evening to Lovejoy's mill. 

8 " A very great shower. 

9 " Spread my flax. Extreme hot. 

10 " Preached at home. 

11 " Jon* Bradley and als. were killed by the 

Indians. 

12 " Josej)h Pudney's wife was buried. 

14 " A publick Thanksgiving for y^ suppres- 
sion of y^ Scotch Rebellion. 



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Got up y* great boat and began to get OYer 
my English corn. 

Got OYer all my English corn. — AndoYcr 
men came up to guard us.^*^ 

Preached all day at home. 

Mighty foggy weather the most of this 
week, especially y^ 3 first working days 
so y' but little business could be done. 

I had six hands to mow for ine.^^ 

Preached all day at home. 

Raked my hay. 

Carted 4 loads. 

Sat out for AndoYer. Lodged at Capt. 
StcYcns. 

Went to Woburn. 

Went to Boston. 

Put in a petition for help against y^ In- 
dians. 
31 " Kept Sabbath at y^ new meeting house, 
Woburn. ^~ 

SEPTEMBER. 

1 Day Almost lay still with my boil. 

2 '^ Ditto. Stormy. 

3 " Went to Boston to obtain a grant of 20 

men."^'^ 

30. Massachusetts repeatedly sent small bodies of soldiers to 
guard the frontiers. New Hampshire did the same, but the people of 
Concord were not favorites at Portsmouth, and the town was never 
allowed a representation in the assembly under the Provincial Gov- 
ernment. 

31. Much of the grass cut on the interval at that time was a wild 
grass (Andropogon Virginiensis and A. scoparius) which does not ma- 
ture until the middle of August. It is of inferior quality as com- 
pared with cultivated grasses. The first species sometimes attains a 
height of over seven feet. 

32. The meeting-house of Woburn, Mass., Precinct, now Burling- 
ton, erected in 1732. 

33. These doubtless were to guard the frontier. 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 17 

4 Day Gov'. Shirleys wife was buried. At night 
returned to Woburn. 
5&6 " Tarried there. 

7 " Preached half of y' day for Mr. CLap.^* 

8 " Went to Andover. 

9 " From thence to Dunstable. Lodged at 

Col. Blanch ard's.^^ 

10 " Sat out homeward with a company from 

Billerica. 

11 " Arrived home. 
12&13 D Tarried at home. 

14 Day Preached all day at home. 

15 " A lalse alarm. Went up to -Dresser's for 

apples. 
IG " Capt. Stevens arrived here with news of a 
French Fleet.^^ 

17 " Showery. 

18 " Went out into the woods a scouting.^" 

19 " My brother and y^ Billerica men sat out 

homeward. 

20 " Tarried at home. N : B : 14 D. Baptized 

Eleanor y^ daughter of Eben"^ Eastman 
Junior and Sarah y^ daughter of James 
Peters. At night visited some sick 
children and baptized Edward y* son of 
Joseph Ordway. 

21 " Preached all day at home. 

22 " Y^ news of a French invasion revived. 

23 " Went out with Capt. Stevens to Hales 

Town.^« 

34. Kev. {supply Clapp, first pastor of Woburn Frecinct Church. 

35. Col. Joseph Blanchard was an able officer in the French and 
Indian wars. 

35^. This fleet caused great alarm but did no harm. It was on the 
northern coast but a short time. A part of the vessels were wrecked 
and the rest returned to France. 

36. Like other able bodied men he took his turn at scouting. 
38. Incorporated in 1704, as Weare. 



18 DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 

24 Day Returned home. 

25 " Carted my Island corn. 

26 " Tarried at home. 

27 " Ditto. 

28 " Preached all day at home. Baptized Peter 

y^ son of George, Mr. Osgood's servant.^* 
30 " Visited over y^ River with Capt. Stevens. 

N : B : Capt Stevens came to board here y^ 17 D. 

OCTOBER. 

I to 4 Day The remainder of this week gathered my 

.Hales Point Corn. 

5 Day Preached all day. Administered the Sac- 

rament. Baptized Step" y^ son of Step° 
Hoit. 

6 " Tarried at home. 

7 " Visited over y^ River. 

8 " Attended y^ funeral of y^ child of Jam^ 

Peters. 
10 " A storm. 

II " Attended y' funeral of Deacon George 

Abbot's^^ child. 

12 " Preached all day at home. 

13 " Picked up stones at Rattlesnake Hill. 

14 " Snowed. 

15 " Capt. Stevens and Judith went away. 

16 " Visited over y^ River. 

18 " There fell snow 6 inches deep. 

19 " Preached all day at home. 

20 " Burt came here as a soldier. Visited over 

y^ River. The snow began to run 
away. 

39. Slavery existed in New Hampshire under British rule, and 
was never abolished by the Legislature. There were 158 slaves in 
the state in 1790. 

40. The fourth deacon of the Ilumford church. 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 19 

21 Day Very warm, pleasant weather for y^ season, 
and so remained y^ most of this week. 
The snow all went away. 

25 " Sent John with my team for a load of 

candle wood. '^^ 

26 " Preached all day at home. Baptized 

Ephraim y* Son of Dr. Carter.^^ 

27 " Turned my cattle over to y^ Middle Inter- 

val. N : B : Last night killed a cow. 
Weighed ft)75 per quarter. Hide 
Aveighed 431b. 
29 " Jos. Farnum helped me burn up logs upon 

y'= Island. A is out for never was 

a night of finer weather at this 

time of year than y* last of this month. 

NOVEMBER. 

1 Day Began to cross plow. Attended y^ fun- 

eral of Joseph Hall's daughter. 

2 " Preached all day at home. Adminis- 

tered y* Sacrament. Baptized Stephen 
y* son of George Abbot. 

3 " Sat out for Woburn in company with Mr. 

Abra"" Bradley. Lodg"^ at Mr. Richard's. 

4 " Pd Mr. Richards [?] for 2 bushels Salt. 

Went to Woburn and tarried in town 
y^ rest of y^ week. Generally very 
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10 " Received of Abra'" Bradshaw £300 old 
ten^ of w*^ see vacant page of this Alma- 
nack. 10 y* Indians killed Ester- 

brf)ok. 

41. A splinter of pitch wood was often used instead of a candle. 
Hence the name. 

42. Dr. Ezra Carter, the first regular physician in Concord. 

43. This parish was composed of seceders from the first parish, 
and had but a temporary existence. 



20 DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 

11 Day At night lodged at Brother Walker's.** 

12 " Lodged at Brother Wyman's.*^ 

13 " Lodged at Capt. Mitchell's. 

14 " Arrived home with Judith Wyman. 

15 " Began a long storm. 

16 " Preached all day at home. Baptized 

Abner y^ son of Jos. Farnham. Con- 
tinued stormy. 

17 " Visited at Capt. Eastman's. 

18 " Began to snow at night. Snowed consid- 

erably. 

20 " Our soldiers were dismissed.*® 

21 & 22 Day Moderate weather. 22 D. Some of 

Capt Goffe's*' men arrived at Pen- 
nicook. 

23 Day Preached all day at home. 

24 " Esq' Little arrived here from Haverhill. 

27 " Thanksgiving. Preached all day at home. 

28 " Capt. Goffe's men went away, and carried 

5 days provisions. 
30 " Preached all day at home. Baptized 
Henry y^ son of Henry Lovejoy. 

DECEMBER. 

1 Day Heard y^ news of a cessation of hostil- 

ities.*® 

2 " Visited over y^ River with my wife. 

3 " Killed my hogs. 

5 " Bought 3 sheep of Lieut. Stickney. 

6 " Very warm it has been in general this 

fall. 

44. Samuel Walker, of Wilmington, Mass. 

45. His brother-in-law, Capt. Jesse Wyman, of Woburn, Mass. 

46. Soldiers who had been stationed at Concord to guard the 
frontier. 

47. Afterwards Col. John Goft'e. 

48. Settled peace was not secured until Oct. IS, 1748, by the treaty 
of Aix La Chapelle. 



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DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY "WALKER. 21 

7 Day Preached all day at home. 

Visited Col. Rolfe being sick. 

AVeiit into y^ woods. Lodged there.'*^ 

Snowed somewhat and then turned to rain. 
We had a very time. 

Y^ coldest this winter. 

Continued very cold. 

Preached all day at home. 

Went to mill with a hand sled.^*^ 

Y^ weather somewhat moderate. 

Y^ cold y^ renewed y^ signs of thaw. Foul 
weather all turns to cold. So ends y^ 
week. 
19 " At night Edward Wyman Junior arrived 
here. 

Preached all day at home. 

Bought two deer skins for brother Wyman. 

Very windy. A cold week. 

Y^ cold somewhat abated. Snowed a little. 

Preached nil day at home. Baptized Abi- 
gail y^ daugliter of Deacon Morrill and 
Dorothy y^ daughter of Lieut. Nath' 
Aljbot. 

30 " Haled logs off my plow land. 

31 " AVent to Canterbury. Bought a negro 

wench of Capt. Clough,^^ for w" I am 
to give him £140. Received of Jere 
Bradley £—17—00—00. Evil com- 
munications corrupt good manners. 

1747. 

JANUARY. 

1 Day Gave Capt. Clough note for my Negro to 
be paid y" first day of June next. 

49. At the mast camp. 

50. To the mill at AVest Concord. 

51. Captain Clough of Canterbury. 



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22 DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 

2 Day It snowed hard. 

3 " Very cold. 

4 " Preached all day at home. Very cold 

and snowed. 

[On a separate page of Mr. Walker's diary for 
1746, is recorded the following account of boarding 
soldiers sent to help guard the town, viz :] 

My account of 
boarding soldiers since Feb. 25th, 1745-6. 

Feb. 25. Trull went home and carried two days 
provisions with him. 

March y^ 1st, P : M : he returned and Tarried 
whilst y^ 8th before dinner and then went away the 
same day after dinner. 

Wyman came and tarried whilst Tuesday the 25th, 
after dinner and then went home y* same day before 
dinner. 

Clerk Roberts came here and in y^ afternoon we 
fitted him out with six days provisions for a scout. 

24 D. Lodged Whittemore and gave him supper 
and breakfast. 

April y^ 1. P : M : Pett came here to board and 
tarried wdiilst August y^ 2d. 

Sept. 17. Capt Stevens came here and went away 
Octo. y'^ 15. 

Burt came and tarried whilst Nov' 20 and then 
was dismissed. 

1748. 

October 27. Mr. W. attended y^ funeral of his 
aged mother-in-law. 

1749. 

January 7. Ben. Eastman and family moved up 
here. 

March. Pd Sam. Little for making clock case. 

May 7. Abigail, second wife of Jacob Shute, ad. 
full com. She was widow Evans, mother of Jno. 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 23 

July 2. Sampson Colby and -wife ad. full com. 

August 29. Bot chair.'-' 

October 10. Preached to Convention at Dover. 

1750. 

April 8. Ben. Eastman and wife admitted into y^ 
church. 

June 24. Sarah Abbot ad. to full com. 

October 7. Received Jonathan Straw and wife 
into our church. 

1757. 

January 27. Richard Herbert married to Hannah 
Hall. 

October 16. Both owned y^ covenant. 
November 20. Jona. bap. 

17G1. 

JANUARY. 

Sun. 1st of January. New Year's day. Mod- 
erate weather. Preached. Baptized Abigail of 

Enoch Webster and Mary of Jona. Merrill. 

Mon. 2. Very cold. Matrimonio conjunxi^ David 
Gage and Hannah Osgood. 

Tues. 3. Very cold. Mr. Gale mended my chains. 

Wed. 4. Y^ weather moderated. Visited y^ child 
of James Clements. It was dead before I arrived. 

Thurs. 5. Snowed moderately. Attended y^ fun- 
eral of James Clement's child. Killed 4 hogs."^ 

* A vehicle on two wheels, designed for the accommodation of one 
person, later known as a " gig." This was the first one brought to 
Concord. 

1. Mr. Walker kept up his knowledge of the classics and was 
accustomed, occasionally, to fit boys for college. 

2. Like all country ministers of his time, Mr. W. obtained a part 
of his support fi'om his farm. While the weights of his swine killed 
this year may seem light to a farmer of the present day, they were, 
doubtless, a fair average of those of an hundred years ago. 



24 DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 

Weight of my 1st hog 165 lbs; 
i2d -' 195 " 
3d " 292 " 
4th '' 227 ^' 



879 " 

Frid. 6. Cleared up cold. Sledded logs. 

Sat. 7. Continued cold. 

Sun. 8. Baptiz*^ Benj'' of Benj"* Emery and Eliza- 
beth of Eben"" Griffin. In evening visited Col°. 
Rolfe.^ Heard the good news of an accommodation 
with y* Indians. 

Mon. 9. Y*" mast teanr sat out. Cold. My 
children visited Col° Rolfe. 

Tues. 10. Continued cold. Sledded logs for my 
fence. ^ Y^ coldest night w'' has been. 

Wed. 11. Weather a little moderated. Visited 
Col° Rolfe. On my return, bought a moose skin of 

Courser for which I am to pay J° Chandler 

Junior £16-10-00. 

Thur. 12. Sledded logs for my fence. 

1. Col. Benjamin Rolfe, who graduated at Harvard College in 
1727, was one of the early proprietors and most influential citizens of 
Concoi'd. In 1764, he built the house now occupied by the Rolfe & 
Rumford Asylum, and soon after married Sarah, the oldest daughter 
of Mr. Walker. Col. Rolfe died in 1771, and his widow subsequently 
became the wife of Benjamin Thompson, now known as Count 
Rumford. 

2. The furnishing of masts to the ship builders of the coast towns 
was, for many years, an important business in Concord. Their trans- 
portation to the river bank, whence tliey were floated to their destina- 
tion, I'equired very large teams, some of which numbered twenty 
yoke of oxen. Many were collected and rolled into the Contoocook 
at a place called the " mast yard," Hence came the name of that 
locality. 

3. Fences were often made of whole logs piled one above another 
upon shoi't blocks between them, and sometimes of split rails sup- 
ported by morticed posts. Chestnut was a favorite timber for the 
latter, on account of its easy rift and durability. 



DIARIES OF REY. TIMOTHY WALKER. 25 

Frid. 13. A fine, moderate day. Maj"^ How of 
New Ipswich came to advise about settling upon y^ 
Lds. reserved Land. At night Capt Hudson & Mr. 
N. Rolfe arrived here. 

Sat. 14. Appearance of a thaw. Dined at Col° 
Rolfe's in company with Capt- Hudson & Mr. Rolfe. 

Sun. 15. A very pleasant day. Preached all day. 

Mon. 16. My team sledded fencing stuff. Capt. 
Hudson and Mr. Rolfe dined at our house. 

Tues. 17. Jan. Capt. Hudson took his departure. 
My team sledded logs. At night Prince^ with one 
yoke of oxen went into y^ mast camp. 

Wed. 18. Mr. Webster^ hauled his great mast at 
night. Mr. Cotton came & lodged here on his way 
to Starkstown.^ 

Thurs. 19. Went with Mr. Tim° Bradley to find 
clapboard timber. It thawed very much, then 
turned cold. 

Frid. 20. Moderately cold & clear. At night 
Prince returned from masting. 

Sat. 21. Went to Canterbury in order to change 
with Mr. Foster.* P : M : News came of Reuben 
Morrill's being killed bv the fall of a tree. 

Sun. 22. Preached at Canterbury. Mr. Foster 
preached for me. He baptized Sarah,^ of Ezekiel 
Carter. Returned home in y^ evening. 

1. Prince was a slave belonging to Mr. Walker. He was subse- 
quently given his freedom and went to Andover, Mass., and afterwards 
to Woburn, where he died. The bill of sale given to Mr. W. 
has been preserved and reads as follows : 

" Woburn, July 10, 1751. 
For value received, I have this day sold to Mr. Timothy Walker a 
negi'o boy, named Prince, which I have owned for some time past. 

Ruth Hayward." 

2. Lieut. John Webster, a famous mast master in his day. 

3. Starkstown, now Dunbarton. 

4. Rev. Abiel Foster, pastor of the Canterbury church from 1761 
to 1779. He was subsequently much in public life and a member of 
Congress. 

5. It seems to have been common for a minister, when preaching 

(3) 



26 DIARIJ]S OF KEY. TIMOTHY WALKER. 

Moil. 23. Dined at Col° Rolfe's. P.M. Attended 
y' meeting of y^ inhabitants to choose assessors.^ 

Tues. 24. Snowed about o inches deep. Cleared 
up with a North West wind. 

Wed. 25. Capt. McMilleir dined here. Visited 
y^ child of Stephen Farrington sick of y" throat 
disease. 

Thurs. 26. Dined at Capt. McMillen's. 

Frid. 27. Attended y^ funeral of Stephen Far- 
rington's child. 

Sat. 28. A pleasant day. Prince sledded logs for 
fence. Towards night it turned up cold. 

Sun. 29. Preached all day. A very moderate day. 

Mon. 30. Lot Colby paid me £24-10-00. in full 
for 4 barrels of cider. £12-00-00 towards his rate 
for this year. 

Tues. 31. Sent my team & brot 900 long shingles^ 
from the mast swamp as far as Tim° Bradleys. My 
team stopped there all night. Signs of rain. 

FEBRUARY. 

Wed. 1st of Feb. My team brot 900 long shingles. 
Arrived home about 9 o' the clock. Lamed one of 
my oxen. 

on an exchange, to baptize children of the Parish to which he was 
tempo I'arily ministering. 

1. There is a blank in the Concord town records from 1749 to 
1767, owing, doubtless, to the want of a town government during the 
Bow Controversy. 

2. Capt. Andrew McMillen came to this country from Ireland, and 
for many years was a prominent citizen of Concord. He was a sol- 
dier in the last French and Indian war and was present at the 
destruction of the Indian village of St. Francois in 1759. He removed 
to Conway in 1774. 

3. Long shingles were unshaved, riven shingles, about live or six 
inches wide and six feet long. They were laid upon purloins, with- 
out an underboarding, and wei-e lapped upon one another at the ends 
and sides. 



DIARIES OF KEY. TIMOTHY AVALKEK. 2/ 

Tlmrs. '1. Fell about G inches of snow, j" cleared 
up moderate. 

Frid. o. Fetched uiy 900 long shingles from Mr. 
Tim° Bradleys. 

Sat. 4. My team brot ()o rails fn^m Jon^ Chase's. 
P. M. Attended y^ funeral of Dan' Flanders' child. 

Sun. 5. A fine, moderate day. Preached all 
day. 

Mon. G. Disordered with a cold. Visited Col° 
Rolfe. 

Tues. 7. Dined with wife at Lieut. Hazeltines. 
P. M. Began to snow pretty hard. 

Wed. 8. Cleared up. Sledded logs. Sent Edward 
Abbot i Johannes.^ Sus pep'. 

Tliurs. 9. Ml'. Blunt'* visited me. Sledded logs. 

Frid. 10. Prince cleaned about 10 bush'^ wheat. 
Lent Mr. Gale 2 dollars Black pep't. 

Sat. 11. Mr. dale returned me y" 2 lx)rrowed 
dollars. 

Sun. 12. A very warm day. Preached. In y*" 
evening visited Col° Rolfe. 

Mon. 13. Col° Rolfe gave me a Johannes in y^ 
room of that I gave my son by his order so that I 
have now 3 Johan^ of his or y^ Proprietor's money. 

Tues. 14. Changed a heifer with Ensign Walker 
for a steer. Am to give a dollar to boot. 

A very great thaw. Capt. Page'^ lodged with me. 

Wed. 15. Continued warm. Sold my quarter of 
y^ cider mill for 8 days work to Farrington. He 
paid me £24-00-00 for son &c, and £1-00-00 over. 
N. B. I drew an order on Ed. Presson, dated Feb. 
1, to pay Wm. Moore £244-10-00 which is to come 
out of said Presson's note. 

1. A Portuguese gold coin of the value of about eight dollars. 
The name was often contracted into jne. 

2. Probably Rev. John Blunt, minister of New Castle. 

3. Capt. Caleb Page, of Dunbarton. 



28 DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 

Tliurs. 16. Continued warm. Matrimo° con- 
junxi Nath' Merrill and Anna Walker. 

Frid. 17. Attended the marriage entertainment 
at Deacon Merrill's. 

Sat. 18. Prince cleared up 23 busli^ of oats. 
Capt. Oilman and Mr. Barrett visited me. The 
week has been so moderate that it has carried away 
most of y^ snow. Mr. Scales Junior^ came to see 
us. 

Sun. ID. Preached. Baptiz'* Ruth — of Reuben 
Abbot. 

Moil. 20. Snowed a little and then turned to 
rain. 

Tues. 21. Team sledded logs. Matrimon° junxi 
Nath' Hutchins and Mehitable Ordway. 

Wed. 22. Capts. Page, Stark and their wives 
dined with us. 

Thur. 23. Dined at Col° Rolfe's, with Page. In 
y^ evening Major Rogers^ arrived. 

Frid. 24. Major Rogers dined with us, and Mr. 
Paul Burbeen^ arrived. 

Sat. 25. Cros"^ Ab™ Bradley's rates* and paid him 
£8 cash. Am to pay his father £1, which is y"" 
whole of his due for making long shingles for my 
barn. 

1. Mr. Stephen Scales, son of Rev. James Scales, minister of 
Hopkinton. 

2. Major Robert Rogers, the celebrated ranger. 

3. Paul Burbeen, then of Woburn, Mass., was a nephew of Mr. 
Walker's wife. He was a soldier in the French war, serving under 
Capt. Ebenezer Eastman. He graduated at Harvard College in 1743, 
and was a man of much intelligence. He died at Concord, Mass., 
about 1795. 

4. For many years Mr. Walker collected more or less of his 
salary. During the time the town had no legal government, its pay- 
ment was a voluntary act on the part of his parishioners. The barn 
alluded to above was taken down in 1830. 



DIARIES OF REY. TIMOTHY WALKER. 29 

Sun. 26. Preached. Baptiz^Abner of Jam'' 

Clements. In the evening visited Aunt Walker. 

Mon. 27. Cleared up cold. Set out for Ports- 
mouth. Lodged at Mr. Butler s/ Nottingham. 

Tues. 28. Very cold, as any y' winter. Went to 
Dover. Lodged at Capt. Waldron's.~ 

Wed. 29. Li company with Mr. Evans'^ went to 
Portsmouth. In evening visited Col° Atkinson,* Dr. 
Jackson^ &c. 

MARCH. 

Thur. 1st day of March. Visited Mr. Treasurer.*^ 
Afternoon sat out for Newbury. Rained most of the 
way. 

Frid. 2. Rained. Preached Mr. Lowell's^ lec- 
ture &c. 

Sat. 3. Dined with Mr. Ftirnham. Lodged at 
Mr. Rolfe's.^ Very cold. 

Sun. 4. A. M. Preache'^ f )r Mr. Tucker.-' P. M. 
for Mr. Lowell. 

Mon. 5. Sat out homewai'ds. Fiodged at Mr. 
Coffin's.^^ 

1. Rev. James Butler, pastor of the eliurch of Xottingham from 
1758 to 1770. 

2. Capt. Richard Waldron, the son of Major Richard Waldron, 
who was killed by the Indians in 1689. 

3. Probably Mr. David Evans, of Concord, a soldier of the French 
war, and present at the destruction of the village of St. Francois. 

4. Hon. Theodore Atkinson, Jr., Secretary of the Province. 

5. Dr. Clement Jackson, who died Oct. 10, 1788, aged 82. 

6. George Jaffrey, Esq. 

7. Rev. John Lowell, minister at Newbury from 1726 to 1767. 

8. Possibly Henry Rolfe, Esq., of Newbmy, a proprietor of Con- 
cord, and father of Col. Benjamin Rolfe, of C. 

9. Rev. John Tucker, d. d., pastor of the first church in New- 

"bury, Mass. 

10. Rev. Peter Coffin, pastor of East Kingston from 1739 to 1772. 



oO DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 

Tues. 6. Snowed. Went to Chester. Lodged at 
Mr. Flaggs.^ 

Wed. 7. Arrived home comi'^ Mr. Josiah Flagg. 
It cleared up cold. Prince cleaned up 61 bushels 
Indian corn. 

Thur. 8. Visited Aunt Walker, Farrington's child 
&c. Cleared up some', being cool. Moon passed by 
y" Pleiades &c. Capt. Page's rule failed. 

Frid. 9. A number of teams brought me 16 loads 
of wood,^ w*' with what I had before made about 20 
loads. 

Sat. 10. Grew colder. Prince swingled lbs 11 
Flax.3- 

Sun. 11. Weather moderated. Preached. Bap- 
tiz'^ Martha — of Capt. M<=Millen, and Betty — of 
Moses Merrill. Voted y^ dismission of Ab'" Kimball 
& wife. 

Mon. 13. Attended Town meeting. Concluded 
to complain to y^ King* &c. Jos^ Hall and my team 
sledded 7 loads of maple wood. Continued cold. 

1. Rev. Ebenezer Flagg, a classmate of Mr. Walker and pastor 
of the church in Chester from 1736 to 1793. 

2. At this time, in addition to his salary, the New Hampshii-e 
minister often had furnished to him a stipulated quantity of wood 
each year. 

3. The raising of flax, no longer pui'sued in New Hampshire, was 
very common one hundred years ago. It grew like grain, and, when 
mature, was subjected to several processes to prepare it for use, viz. : 
1st, to Pulling, to detach it from the ground. 2d, to Thrashing, by 
which the seed was separated from the stems. 3d, to Rotting, which 
destroyed the adhesion of the fibres to one another. 4th, to Break- 
ing, which detached the woody stalk from its fibrous envelope. 5th, 
to Swingling, which separated the bark and broken stalks from the 
flax. 6th, to Ilatcheling, by which the various impurities were 
combed from the flax and its fibres straightened. 

4. In relation, probably, to the disturbed condition of the affairs 
of the township, in consequence of the refusal of the provincial gov-^ 
ernment to grant to its inhabitants an act of incorporation. 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 31 

Tiies. 13. Weather moderated. Wind South- 
wardly. Began to sled dung. Sledded 9 loads. 

Wed. 14. Weather continued moderate. Sledded 
8 loads dung. 

Thur. 15. Snowed a little A. M. P. M. Cleared 

up wind^. thawed exceedingly. Dined with 

my children at Col° Rolfe's. Bot. i cwt. of Sugar of 
Capt. M'^Millen. 

Frid. 16. Prince swingled 12 lbs. flax. Weather 
continued very moderate. 

Sat. 17. A spring like day. Opened my cabbage 
vault. ^' Paid Tim° Bradley 7 dollars on his son 
Ab'"^ acct. P. M. The weather turned up cold. 

Sun. 18. Preached. Propounded Benj° Hanni- 
ford's wife for full communion. In y^ evening visited 
old Aunt Walker" being very bad. 

Mon. 19. A pleasant day. My men dressed flax. 

Tues. 20. Dined at Col° Rolfes. 

Wed. 21. Went with Prince to get timber for 
a cart. 

Thur. 22. A pleasant day. Y^ spring very for- 
ward. 

Frid. 23. Drew ofl" 13 barrels of cider, besides 
about two left on y^ lees. Had a new rum barrel of 
Mr. Webster towards a barrel of cider he had of me. 
He also overpaid £b for a former barrel. 

Sat. 24. Breakfasted at Col° Rolfe's. Saw a 
team plowing. P. M. Rained somewhat. 

Sun. 25. Preached. Wife of Nathan Colby own- 
ed y^ covenant.^ Baptized Nathan of Nathan 

Colby. 

1. Potatoes and other vegetables were often kept through the 
winter in pits, dug in the ground, and covei-ed to a .sufficient depth 
with earth to prevent their freezing. 

2. Mrs. Margery Bruce Walker, wife or widow of Isaac Walker, 
one of the original proprietors of Concord and uncle of Mr. Walker. 

3. The half way covenant was in use in the Concord church dur- 
ing Mr. Walker's ministry. 



32 DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 

Men. 26. Prince trimmed my orchard at home. 

Tues. 27. Prince trimmed my Island orchard.^' 
P. M. Visited Mr. Wehster with wife. 

Wed. 28. Went with my men and mended Wa- 
ternummon's fence in order to keep y^ cattle out of 
j" field. 

Thur. 29. Made up my house lot fence and kept 
my cattle out of ye field. 

Frid. 30. Misty weather. Went Mr. Emery to 
cut timber for a cider mill and press but without suc- 
cess. P. M. Visited Col° Rolfe. 

Sat. 31. Capt. Chandler^ went with Mr. Emery 
to look out timber for a cider press. Prince went in 
his room to roll in y^ masts. 

N. B. 26th of March sat out 63 young apple 
trees in a single row beginning next y^ road ; then 
sat 2 young plum trees ; then live of best winter 
apples ; then 9 of y^ spice apple, making 79 in y' 
whole. 

APRIL. 

Sun. 1st of April. Fell a snow about 6 inches 
deep. Preached. Admitted to communion the wife 

of Benj^ Hanniford. Baptized Sam' of Dan' 

Abbot. P. M. Cleared off moderate. 

Mon. 2. Set out for Woburn. Dined at Capt. 
Stark's.^ Lodged at Col° Lovewells.* 

1. Mr. Walker had an orchard on the west end of Horse Shoe 
Island. Three of the apple trees were standing in a tolerable state of 
presentation as late as 1850. 

2. Capt. John Chandler, one of the original proprietors of Con- 
cord, and grandfather of Al)ipl Chandler, the founder of Chandler 
School at Hanover. 

3. Capt. John Stark's, at Manchester. 

4. Probably Zaccheus Lovewell, of Dunstable, l)rother of Capt. 
John Lovewell of Pigwacket fame. 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 33 

Tiies. 3. Rained plentifully. Dined at Mrs. 
Blancbards. Drank tea at Col° Jno. Tyng's.^ In 
the evening went to Wilmington. Lodged at my 
brothers." 

Wed. 4. Visited at sundry places in Woburn and 
w^ent to Roxbury to attend Inferior Court there, but 
found 'twas adjourned till Friday. 

Tliurs. 5. Visited the President,* Mr. Appleton,* 
Mrs. Brown. Lodged at Saltmarshes. 

Frid. 6. Went to Roxbury and thence to 
AVoburn. 

Sat. 7. Went to Wilmington. 

Sun. 8. Preached all day at Wilmington. 

Mon. 9. Sat out for Portsmouth. Dined at Mr. 
Sym's. Visited at Mr. Barnard's.^ Lodged at Capt. 
Barnard's, Almsbury. 

Tues. 10. Went to Portsmouth. Visited Mr. . 

Wed. 11. Prepared a petition to offer \^ General 
Court.*^ 

Thur. 12. Presented my petition which was read 
in Council. In the evening went to Kittery. Took 
up note to Sir William Pepperel. Lodged at Mr. 
Steven's." 

Frid. 13. Returned to Portsmouth. P. M. The 
General Court was adjourned to Tuesday May y^ 
first. Set out home. Lodged at Mr. Sargent's. 

Sat. 14. Arrived home. It proved a rainy dav. 

Sun. 15. Preached A. M. P. M. Son timothy 
preached. 

1. In Dunstable. 

2. Deacon Samuel AValker, of Wilmington, Mass. 

3. President Edward Holvoke of Harvard College. 

4. Probably Nathaniel Appleton, Fellow of Harvard College. 

5. Probably Rev. Edward Barnard, pastor of the First Church of 
Haverhill, Mass. 

6. For the incorporation of Concord or a renewal of the District 
Act. 

7. Rev. Joseph Stevens, of Kittery, Maine. 



34 DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY AVALKER. 

Mon. 16. Visited Col° Rolfe. Pitched y^ place 
for his house. ^ 

Tues. 17. Mr. Hanniford made me a new harrow. 

Wed. 18. Sowed peas at Hale's Point; wheat in 
Waternummons. 

Thurs. 19. Mr. Virgin sowed rye and peas over 
y^ River. I sowed on y^ Island, and 1 bush' rye, 1 
peck of large peas, 3 pecks of Hotspurs and 5 bush'^ 
oats. 

Frid. 20. A general Fast. Preached all day. A 
snow fell about 3 inches deep, but a little way in y^ 
woods a foot deep. 

Sat. 21. Cleared up warm. Sat out about 20 
apple trees in y^ Island orchard and y" Joel orchard. 
At night Mr. Scales Junior came here to preach. 

Sun. 22. Mr. Scales Junior preached for me. 
Baptized John of John Stevens. 

Mon. 23. Bot 40 young apple trees of Philip 
Eastman. Brot y" home and sat y"' out. 

Tues. 24. Lent Mr. Gale 6 dollars. Joseph 
Walker Junior came to live with me a week for 
,£7-10-00. Set out about (30 young apple trees in 
y^ house lot. Began to make log fence. P. M. 
Deacon Stickney and Mr. Carlton visited me. Have 
had 4 or 5 days cold. 

Wed. 25. Made log fence around my young 
orchard. 

Thur. 26. Nihil memorab''. 

Frid. 27. Deacon Hall- sowed hay seed for me. 

Sat. 28. Harrowed in hay seed. Bot i bushel 
flaxseed of Edw'' Abbot for £3-10-00. 

Sun. 29. Misty weather. Preached. Appointed 
y^ sacrament. Propounded y^ wife of W"" Coffin for 
conniiunion. Proved a rainy night. 

1. This house is now occupied by the Rolfe and Rumford Asyhun. 

2. Deacon Joseph Hall, the third deacon of the Concord church, 
1744-1784. 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 35 

Men. 30. Cleared up moderate. Visited Col° 
Rolfe. 

MAY. 

Tues. 1st of May. Wrote a letter to George 
Jaffrey Esq. Mended my pasture fence. 

AVed. 2. Set out 8 elm trees^ about my house. 

Tliur. 3. Plowed my land at y^ Middle Interval. 

Frid. 4. Went with Capt. Chandler to CoP 
Rolfe's to settle about our trial at Portsmouth. 

Sat. 5. Sowed a bushel of barley and more than 
a bushel of flaxseed and harrowed it in. 

Sun. 6. Preached. Administered the Sacrament. 
Received the wife of Wm. Coflin to full communion. 

Mon. 7. Joseph Walker returned to complete his 
month. Worked upon my orchard fence. 

Tues. 8. Sold a barrel of cider to Nath' Abbot 
for which he is to pay me 1 dollar and I. 

Wed. 9. We turned yearlings up to Contoocook 
plain. 

Thur. 10. Prince and John helped Nath' West. 
Joseph Walker carted 2 loads of poles to y^ cause- 
way by Mr. Carter's. 

Frid. 11. P. M. We had a fine rain. Things 
look finely. 

Sat. 12. A pleasant day. 

Sun. 13. Preached all day. 

Mon. 14. Teams went to Rattle Snake Hill^ for 
rocks for Col° Rolfe. Planted^ Middle Interval & 
Hale's Point. 

1. Five of these trees are still standing (Dec. 13, 1888), and the 
largest has a circumference of 17 feet 6 inches at three feet above the 
ground. 

2. The ledges of Rattlesnake Hill have afforded stone for building 
purposes from the first settlement of Concord. The top sheets were 
used at first, most of which were stained. The quarrying methods of 
to-day were unknown to the fathers of the town. 

3. The first day of May, old style, was considered by the early 
farmers of the town as the proper time to plant Indian corn. 



36 DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 

Tues. 15. Furrowed my Island in order for plant- 
ing. P. M. 

Wed. 16. Set out for Portsmouth. Lodged at 



Tliurs. 17. Went to Portsmouth. Entered y' 
action. Heard Dunstable and Derry case tried. 

Frid. 18. Post M. Returned home. Lodged at 
Mr. Moody's^ of New Market. 

Sat. 19. Dined at Mr. Tuck's.- Returned home 
by Paul Morrill's. Rained somewhat before 1 got 
home. 

Sun. 20. Preached A. M. P. M. Son preached. 
Propounded widow Worthen for full communion. 

Mon. 21. Visited Col° Rolfe. 

Tues. 22. Visited wife of Reuben Kimball. P. M. 
Attended training. Paid Joseph Walker £18 — 05 — 
00 old tenor. 

Wed. 23. Finished the Joel lot fence. 

Thur. 24. Hung y* lower gate. Visited Col** 
Rolfe, being sick. 

Frid. 25. Mr. Nath' Rolfe arrived here. 

Sat. 26. We have advice that y* woman was 
cleared accused of murdering her child. Begins to 
be very dry. 

Sun. 27. Preached. Admitted the widow Joanna 
Worthen to full communion. Baptized John — of 
Thomas Saltmarsh. 

Mon. 28. Amos Abbot came to make me a cart. 

Tues. 29. Finished my cart and shoeing my 
sleds.^- 

Wed. 30. Sent the Col" molasses within 2 inches 
and J of y" top of j" tub. Also Iblli Sugar bag 
with it. 

1. Kev. John Moody, minister of New Market from 1730 to 1778. 

2. Rev. John Tuck, minister of Epsom from 1761 to 1764. 

3. Mr. Walker's promptness is evidenced by this shoeing of his 
sleds in May that they may be in readiness for use the next winter. 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 37 

Thurs. 31. Col°. Rolfe raised his house. ^" Capt. 
Page and wife came in and lodged with us. 

JUNE. 

Frid. 1st of June. Capt. Page returned home. 
Went with my chair" to y^ 11 Lots.^ 

Sat. 2. Prince began to weed my house lot corn. 

Sun. 3. Preached. Propounded Nath^ Merrill, 
Sam' Coll^y, Benj" Farnham and their wives to own 
y^ covenant. 

Mon. 4. Joseph Walker set out for Portsmouth. 
Continued very dry. Son Tim° set out for Woburn. 
Had hands to weed my Middle Interval corn. 

Tues. 5. Reckoned with Nath' West. Very cold 
for y^ season of y* year. 

Wed. 6. With daughter Sally visited CoP Rolfe. 
Capt Gale arrived here from Haverhill. 

Thur. 7. Continued very dry. Warm days and 
cool nights. 

Frid. 8. At night the witnesses respecting Bo wen 
&c. returned home. 

Sat. 9. James Abbot Juner* arrived from Cowass. 

Sun. 10. Preached. Nath' Merrill & Avife owned 
y^ covenant. 

Mon. 11. Capt Gale & wife dined at our house. 
P. M. The weather suddenly altered. Y^ wind 
sprang up at East. 

Tues. 12. A fine and plentiful rain after long drouth. 

Wed. 13. Continued wet. Transplanted 250 
cabbages and cucumbers. P. M. Visited Col° Rolfe 
being indisposed. 

1. Now occuj)ie(i by the Rolfe and Rumford Asylum. 

2. This chair is said to have been a two wheeled open vehicle, 
resembling a chaise with the top removed, and the first carriage on 
springs brought to Concord. 

3. A range of 11 lots rear the Concord Bridge. 

4. James Abbot, Jr., was a citizen of Concord as early as March, 
1744. 



38 DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 

Tlmrs. 14. They found Tliom^ Spring missing 
since Tuesday morning. 

Frid. 15. Prince and John work for Wehster at 
liis farm. 

Sat. 1(5. At night my men returned from Web- 
ster's farm. 

Sun. 17. Preached. Sam' Colby, Benj" Farnham 
with their wives owned y*" covenant. Baptized Ju- 
dith — of Eph"" Farnham Juner. and Sarah — of 
Sam' Colby. 

Mon. 18. Visited Col° Rolfe. 

Tues. 19. Visited Jona. Worthen. 

Wed. 20. Mr. Moses Badger visited here : Tar- 
ried all night. 

Thur. '21. Mr. Paul Burbeen and Sally visited. 
P. M. Visited Col° Rolfe. Kil"^ a calf. Lent Mr. 
Coffin a quarter — wt. ft)sl4j Rained finely all night. 

Frid. 22 Rained by showers. Mr. Virgin helped 
me. 

Sat. 23. Mr. Virgin shaved shingles for me. 

Sun. 24. Preached all day. Administered y*" 
Sacrament. 

Mon. 25. Visited Dr. Carter s.^ Put my hat into 
Mr. Kinsman's hand to vend for w'' he is to make 
me a new one. 

Tues. 26. This day and y^ last my men mowed 
bushes at my upper pasture. Dined at Col° Rolfe's. 
Pretty hot. 

Wed. 27. Dined at Capt. M^Millen's. 

Thurs. 28. Mr. Burbeen and sister visited at 
Capt. Page's. Returned late at night. At night 
son Timothy returned from Rowley Canady.'^' 

1. Dr. Ezra Carter, the first settled physician of Concord. 

2. Hon. Timothy Walker was educated for the ministry and 
preached a short time at Rowley Canada (Ilindge), where he declined 
an invitation to settle. He also preached at other places for different 
periods but was never settled. 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. -VJ 

Frid. 29. Mr Paul Burbeen and sister departed. 
Very hot. Jos*' Walker. Sam' &c. helped me mow 
bushes. 

Sat. 30. Jos'' Walker, Sam' &c. mowed ])ushes 
for me. 

.JULY. 

Sun. 1. Preached. Propounded Dan' Chandler 
and wife to own y^ covenant. At night a line rain. 

Mon. 2. Moulded^ my Middle Interval corn. 

Tues. 3. A great concourse of people to swear y* 
militar}- officers. Dined with Col° Goffe at Capt. 
M'^Millen's. Visited Jona. Worthen. 

Wed. 4. Extremely hot. P. M. A remarkable 
thunder shower. 

Thurs. 5. Simon Trum])ull helped fit up my 
barn. 

Frid. G. Finished moulding my Island corn. Set 
the missing tobacco plants.'" 

Sat. 7. Sat out for Bakers Town.^ Arrived there. 

Sun. 8. Preached at Bakers Town. Mr. Scales 

Junior preached for me. I baptized Esther of 

Barber. In evening I returned home. 

Mon. 9. Began to mow at Hale's Point. Jos. 
Walker pd. Simon Trumbull for mending my barn. 

Tues. 10. Eeuben Kier came to shingle my barn. 
Matr° junxi Benjamin Osgood and Miriam Stickney. 

Wed. Jl. Continued exceedingly hot weather. 
Attended Mrs. Osgood's entertainment. 

1. Farmers of tlie olden time designated the three hoeings which 
they gave their corn as, 1st. Weeding, a simple cutting up of the 
weeds ; 2d. Moulding, the making of a flat hill about the corn plants, 
dishing towards the centre ; 3d. Hilling, a further elevation of the 
hill that it might afford support to the stalks. 

2. Tobacco was raised in a small way, for private use, in Concord, 
down to a time within the memory of persons now living. 

3. Now Salisburv. 



40 DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 

Thurs. 12. Mat" junxi Jacob Waldron and Sarah 
Abbot. Reuben Kier finished shingHng my barn. 

Frid. 13. Rained hard y^ most of y^ day. 
Cleaned out my barn. 

Sat. 14. Hilled my house lot corn. P.M. Mowed 
my Island orchard. Sam' OvSgood visited here. 
Weather continued very dull. 

Sun. 15. Rained. Preached all day. Dan' 
Chandler and wife owned y^ covenant. 

Mon. 16. Turned my hay. P. M. A small 
shower. 

Tues. 17. Fair but hay dried little. Got in 2 
small loads of hay. 

Wed. 18. A plentiful rain. Visited CoP Rolfe. 
At night my cows got into the field. Cleared up at 
night. 

Thur. 19. Clouded up P. M. so that hay dried 
very little. 

Frid. 20. Col. Frie dined with us. P. M. 
Showery. 

Sat. 21. Carted 3 loads of hay. P. M. A light 
shower. 

Sun. 22. Preached. Col° Frie dined with me. 
Baptized Molly and Hannah of Dan' Chandler. 

Mon. 23. Mowed my Island Lot No. 1 with two 
hands. 

Tues. 24. Finished mowing No. 1. 

Wed. 25. Carted y' hay off No. 1. 

Thur. 26. Hilled my Middle Interval corn. 

Frid. 27. Began to hill my Island corn. 

Sat. 28. Finished hilling. It has been a very 
hot week. No rain but a very growing time. 

Sun. 29. Continued very hot but showery. Sac- 
ramentum administravi. P. M. Son Timothy 
preached. 

Mon. 30. Visited at Jona. Stickneys with other 
company. 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 41 

Tuc!^. 31. Went to Contoocook^ with Mr. Wliit- 
teniore.^ Forwarded a composition between Mr. 
Morrill'"' and Capt. Gerrish. Returned home about 
11 o'clock. 

AUGUST. • 

Wed. 1st day of August. Pulled my flax and 
reaped my winter wheat. 

Thur. 2. Reaped winter rye. Equa con'. Very 
hot weather. 

Frid. 3. Very windy in y"" morning. 

Sat. 4. Carted 15 shocks and h of winter rye. 
Hack^ my peas. 

Sun. 5. Preached. Baptized Betty — of Reuben 
Courrier. Propounded Isaac Walker Juner and wife 
to own y." covenant. Messrs. Paul Burbeen and 
Thom^ Flagg came here the 4tli inst. 

Mon. 6. Visited at Col° Rolfe's 

Tues. 7 A ver}^ heavy shower 

Wed. 8. A good hay day. Carted two loads from 
Hale's Point. 

Thur. 0. Reaped part of my summer wheat. 

Frid. 10. Rained a little A. M. P. M. Cleared 
away. 

Sat. 11. Finished reaping my wheat. Mended 
fence of Lot No. 1. 

Sun. 12. Preached. Baptized Moses — of Ben- 
jamin Fifield, and Pliebe — of Nath' Aljbot Juner. 
Propounded John Chase and wife to own y^ cove- 
nant. 

Mon. 13. Turned cows into Lot No. 1, y^ Island. 

Tues. 14. Mowed my grass upon Waternummons 
Brook. 

1. Now Boscawen. 

2. Rev. Aaron Whittemore, minister of Pembroke from 1737 to 
1767. 

3. Rev. Robie Morrill, pastor of Boscawen church from Dec. 29, 
1761 to Dec. 9, 1766. 

(4) 



42 DIARIES OF REV. TlMOTIir WALKER. 

Wed. 15. Cows broke into Dan' Chandler's corn. 

Thur. IG. Mr. Paul Biirbeen departed from here. 

Frid. 17. Mr. Foster came and dmed here. Lent 
Mr. Webster £0—00—00. cash. 
, Sat. 18. Set out w^ith daughter Molly for Can- 
terljury. Dined there. 

Sun. 19. Preached at Canterljurv. Mr. Foster 
preached here. 

Mon. 20. Cloudy. Bad hay weather. 

Tues. 21. A wet season after a considerable 
drought. 

Wed. 22. Spread my flax. Continued showery. 
Dined at Mr. Emery's. 

Thur. 2o. Completed my bargain with Mr. Far- 
rington Sold him my quarter of cider mill for 7 days 
i work. He helped Col° Rolfe on my account one 
day, so that he owes me 6 days h work. Mr. Aaron 
Stevens was witness to y^ bargain and the 6 days i 
work are chalked up above his mantle piece. P. M. 
Attend Taylors Raising. 

Frid. 24. Weather cleared up, having been all 
this week foul. Fetched 4 bushels h Peas from Mr. 
Virgins. 

Sat. 25. A fine hay day. Carted 2 loads of hay. 

Sun. 26. Preached all day. Propounded Tim° 
Chandler and wife to own y" covenant. 

Mon. 27. Matrimonio junxi David Evans and 
Catherine Walker. At night Mr. James Tyng ar- 
rived here. 

Tues. 28. Visited Major Noj-es at Suncook in 
company with Capt. Walker. 

Wed. 29. Carted hay from Hales Point. 

Thur. 30. Finished Mowing. At night a smart 
shower. 

Frid. 31. Mr. Nath' Rolfe dined with us. Began 
to fence Hales Point upper lot. 



DIAEIES OF REV. TIMOTHY "WALKER. 43 

SEPTEMBER. 

Silt. 1st of Sep'. Finished haying. Just at night 
n smart shower. 

Sun. 2. Preached A. M. Administered the Sac- 
rament. P. M. Son Timothy preached. Propounded 
Ezek' Colby and wife to own y^ covenant. 

Mon. 3. Children Timothy and Sarah set out for 
Woljurn. Put y" cows in Hales Point. 

Tues. 4. Cleaned up 11 bushels peas^ at Hales 
Point, and 3 on y* Island. 

Wed. 5. Mr. Blaisdell began to work on y^ cider 
mill. Prince helped CoP Rolfe. 

Tliurs. 6. Brot cider mill sweep from Rattlesnake 
Hill. Prince helped CoP Rolfe. 

Frid. 7. Began to frame y^ cider mill. At night 
a pretty hard frost. 

Sat. 8. Continues cold. Men worked on y^ cider 
mill. 

Sun. 9. Preached. Tim° Chandler and wife, John 
Chase and wife, Ezekiel CoUjy and wife owned y* 
covenant. Baptized Tabitha and Tini° — of Tim° 
Chandler; — John — of John Chase; Miriam and 
Ezekiel — of Eze' Colby. 

Mon. 10. Jos. Walker left me for a fortnight to 
be made up after his three months have expired. 
N. B. Cider mill expenses are in Diary for ITGl 
and under y^ month of Aug\ 

Tues. 11. Intended to have raised cider mill but 
was disappointed. 

Wed. 12. Rained hard. 

Thur. 13. Rain somewhat abated. It has been 
y most plentiful rain of any these several years. 
P. M. Raised y^ cider mill. 

1. Peas were raised in far greater quantities formerly than now. 
Besides their use for human food, they were ground, mixed with oat 
meal and fed to swine. 



44 DIARIES OF EEY. TIMOTHY AVALKER. 

Fricl. 14. Prince helped Col° Rolfe about his 
chimnies. 

Sat. 15. Thom^ Fhagg came here. Son Tim° and 
daughter Sarah returned from Wol)urn. Nath' Par- 
ker and his sister came with them. 

Sun. 16. Preached. Baptized Caleb — of Stilson 
Eastman. This night was a very severe frost. 

Mon. 17. Had a bad cold. In night was taken 
with vomiting and purging, 

Tues. 18. Visited at Col° Rolfe's. Dined with com- 
pany at Capt. M'^Millen's. Signs of a storm. At 
night my purging returned somewhat. 

Wed. 19. Set out for Pigwacket.^ Comitante 
Capt. M'^Millen. Went through Epsom. Lodged at 
Capt. Kate's. 

Thur. 20. Breakfasted at Major Titcombs. Dined 
at Mr. Stanyan's, and lodged at Kennebunk. 

Frid. 21. Traveled and lodged at a meadow above 
the Great Falls on Saco River. Rained somewhat. 

Sat. 22. Arrived at Pigwacket about 10 o'clock. 

Sun. 23. Preached at Pigwacket. About 45 per- 
sons present. 

Mon. 24. Viewed y* interval and y^ great mead- 
ows. 

Tues. 25. Viewed Lovells Pond. ^ Y^ great 

went round . 

Wed. 26. Dined at Mr. Springs. 

Thur. 27. Visited up at y^ Mills. Dined at Nath* 
Merrills.^ 

1. Pigwacket included the country upon the Saco river now em- 
braced in the towns of Conway and Fryeburg. Many of their first set- 
tlers had been parishioners of Mr. Walker, and thither he was wont to 
go to visit them and administer to their spiritual wants, until they had 
pastors settled among them. 

2. The scene of Lovewell's fight with the Indians. 

3. " In the summer of 1763, Mr. Nathaniel Smith moved his fam- 
ily into Fryeburg, This was the first family of white people which 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 45 

Frid. 28. Went into the great with Col. 

Frye. 

Sat. 29. Visited at Sundry places. 

Sun. 30. Preached. Baptized Eliz'' — of Jede- 
diali Spring. 

OCTOBER. 

Mon. 1st of October. Set out homeward with a 
large company. Lodged at Kellog meadow. 

Tues. 2. Dined at Stanians. Lodged at Major 
Titcombs. 

Wed. 3. Went through Barrington — Dined at 
M-^Cleary's at Epsom. "Went by Paul Morrill's. 
Arrived at Reuben Kimijalls 5 minutes after 7, in 
12 hours to a minute from Major Titcombs. 

Thur. 4. Visited at sundrj^ places. 

Frid. 5. Husked corn from the Island. 

Sat. 6. Rained. Prince helpel Benj" Emery husk. 

Sun. 7. Preached. Admitted Timo. Walker y^ 
4tli and wife to full communion. Baptized Elizabeth 
of Aaron Abbot. 

Mon. 8. Mr. Hanniford worked upon y* cider 
press. 

Tues. 9. Some small showers. Very warm. 
John Colby helped Tim° Chandler. 

Wed. 10. Visited Capt. Brown. Comitates, Mrs. 
Osgood and Capt. M^'Millen. 

Thur. 11. Sowed two Ijushels of winter rye. 
Brot a large load of corn from over y^ River. 

erected a habitation in tlie country vulgarly called Pigwacket. On 
the 20th November of the same year, Messrs. Samuel Osgood, Moses 
Ames, John Evans, and Jedediah Spring moved into Fryeburg, 
from Concord, in New Hampshire, through a rough, hilly country, 
uninhabited for 50 or 70 miles. Mr. David Evans and Mr. Nathaniel 
Merrill (then young men) accompanied them as first settlers." — Intro- 
duction to LoveweWs Fight, j^P- IV and V., Jan. 1799. 



46 DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 

Frid. 12. Brot my corn from y^ Middle Interval.^ 
At night had a hnsking.^ Mr. Bayley and Mr. 
Badger lodged here. 

Sat. 13. Borrowed a barrel of cider of Dr. Carter. 

Snn. 14. Preached all day. David Gage and 
w^ife owned y^ covenant. 

Mon. 15. Placed my corn in y^ crib. Loaded 
Mr. Sam' Clement's — 

Tnes. 16. Sent two teams to Capt. Stark for 2 
hogsheads of lime. Made 7 barrels of cider. 

Wed. 17. Made two barrels of water cider. At 
night Mr. Winget and son came and lodged here. 

Tlinr. 18. Made 12 barrels cider.^ 

Frid. 19. Rained considerably. Covered my 
cider press. 

Sat. 20. Made 4 barrels of water cider. Gave 
Lient. Webster one of them. 

Sun. 21. Preached. Sacramentum administravi. 
Baptized Jeremy of Thomas Stickney. 

Mon. 22. Messrs. Sam' and Benj" Osgood dined 
at our house. 

Tues. 23. Divided the salt &c. which Mr. Clem- 
ents sent. I had 1 bushel salt and 1 bushel 

1. That part of Concord interval near the Free Bridge. 

2. Huskings have been common in Concord down ahnost to the 
present time. Both social and economical, they were held in the 
evening and often attended by both sexes. After the husking had 
been finished, the company were wont to adjourn from the barn to 
the house, where the scene changed from one of work to one of fes- 
tivity. 

3. To any one, surprised that the sober parson of a sober New Hamp- 
shire parish should make twenty-five barrels of cider in a single year, 
it may be said that cider was a common beverage on almost every 
farm in the state down to about fifty years ago. The late Reuben 
Abbot, of Concord, once remarked in the hearing of the editor that 
he had known his father to put into his cellar sixty barrels in the 
fall, which all disappeared in the course of the following twelve 
months. 



DIARIES OF REY. TIMOTHY WALKER. 47 

and f rock salt and 3 gal. and I molasses, worth 
about £2G N. H. old tenor. 

N. B. Deacon Hall paid ni}- son Tini° £5-19-09 
Mass. old tenor toAvards his rates. Son Timothy set 
out for Rowly Canady. 

Wed. 24. ' Filled up y" lower well and opened y^ 
road for winter that wav. 

Thur. 25. Mr. Nath Rolfe came up. Benj° 
Emery returned from Newljury. Prince set out for 
Woburn. 

Frid. 26. A very hard rain. 

Sat. 27. Snowed somewhat and very cold for y" 
season. 

Sun. 28. Continued cold. Some squalls of snow. 
Preached. Baptiz^ Abiel of Tini° Chandler and 
Anne of Daniel Carter. 

Mon. 29. Visited Col° Rolfe. John Colby got a 
load of candle (wood).^ Remained cold lor y*" 
season. 

Tues. oO. Began breaking up. Oilman West 
helped me and Eben Simonds with two oxen. 

Wed. 31. Continued breaking up. Had Gilnian 
West, Eben Simonds and Simon Trumlnil with 4 
oxen. 

XOYEMBER. 

Thur. 1st of No\ ^ Warm for the season. Con- 
tinued breaking u}). 

Frid. 2. Heard of arrival in America. 

Sat. 3. Cloudy. Moderate weather. C(jntinued 
breaking up. 

Sun. 4. Preached. Baptiz"^ Hannah of Eben Hall 
and Elizabeth of Asa Kimball. Continued moderate. 

Mon. 5. Took a plan of Capt. Lovejoy's land. 

1. This was dij, hard pine wood, very full of pitch, cleft into 
small pieces, often used instead of a candle, and, at other times, for 
kindlina:. 



48 DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 

Tues. G. Mustered my breaking up team. A 
warm, pleasant clay. Brot my corn from y^ Middle 
Interval. 

Wed. 7. Plowed down y^ Taylors liill.^ Son 
Timothy returned from Boston. 

Thur. 8. Rain in night. Thanksgiving. 

Frid. 9. Went out to Dunljarton training. 

Sat. 10. Capt. Badger'~ and Mr. Foster dined at 
our house. 

Sun. 11. A very rainy day. Mr, Foster preached 
for me. Administered y^ sacrament. 

Mon. 12. It cleared up something cold. Capt. 
Walker's son came and made my lime mortar. 

Tues. 13. Set out for Portsmouth. Lodged at 
Barber's. 

Wed. .14. Arrived at Portsmouth. Attended 
Court. 

Thur. 15. P. M. Our case came on and was 
continued. Lodged at Capt. Folsom's. 

Frid. 16. Arrived home. It has been a very 
cold week. 

Sat. 17. Returned Dea" Hall the 19 Dollars I 
received of him. On y^ Proprietor's account gave 
M'^Millen y^ receipt from Dan' Sherburne for y^ <£350 
I carried for him. He owes me £2 for getting his 
deed recorded. P. M. Attended y^ funeral of Eben 
Halls child. 

Sun. 18. Preach'^. Baptiz/ Dean Osgood of David 
Gage. Col° Frye dined and lodged here. 

Mon. 19. A lowery day. Prince brot 7 bushels 
turnips from Capt. Page's. Brot GOO thin boards 
from Nath' Abbot's. 

Tues. 20. A very rainy day. Boys set y" barn 
in order. 

1. " Ye Taylor " was Mr. Walker's neighbor, Mr. James Walker, 
who was a tailor and lived at the corner of State and Penacook streets. 

2. Piobably Captain (afterwards General) Joseph Badger, of Gil- 
manlou. 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 49 

AVed. 21. Cleared up moderate. John Kimball 
came to help me. Kill'^ my old sow. Weig^ 220 lbs. 

Thur. 22. Capt. Walker plaister^ my chamber 
entry. Pretty cold. 

Frid. 23. He plaister'^ the long entry. 

Sat. 24. He plaister'' the North room. Jno. 
Khnball helped me four days this week. N. B. Capt. 
Adams and Mr. Chaml^erlin here. 

Sun. 25. Cloudy. Looked likely for snow. 
Preach*^ all day. 

Mon. 26. Capt. Walker began my stone chimney. 

Tues. 27. Finished my stone chimney. Weather 
grew moderate. 

Wed. 28. Visited at Enoch Webster's with wife 
and company. At night Mr. Powers and Scales 
lodged here. Weather moderate for y^ season. 

Thur. 29. Tim° Chandler helped me cart dung. 
Mr. Powers departed for Cowas. 

Frid. 30. A snowy day but moderate. 



Nov. 13. Kil'^ a cow. Wt. about 90 per quarter. 
Hide about 42. 

^^^^\^}, ^ I Killed 4 hogs. Wt. about 850. 
Dec' od. ( ^ 

Dec' 3. Killed my sullen heifer. Fore quarters 
weighed 234 lbs. Sent y^ hide to Sam^ Colby. Wt. 
42. 

DECEMBER. 

Sat. 1st of December. Continued snowing. 

Sun. 2. Preach^ Baptiz'^ Barnard — of Tim° 
Walker 4tli. Still snowy weather. 

Mon. 3. Still snowy. The snow about 6 or 8 
inches deep. Kill'^ my 3 hogs and my young cow. 

Tues. 4. Dined at Mr. Coffins. P. M. Attended 
y" funeral of Barnard son of Tim° Walker y" 4th. 



50 DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 

Wed. 5. Capt. Walker laid me two hearths. Jiio. 
Kimball came to help me lay my jjest room floor. ^ 

Thur. 6. Visited CoP Rolfe. Helped split a large 
door stone. 

Frid. 7. Tim° Chandler helped me cart dung. 
Towards night it rained. 

Sat. 8. A rainy day. Jno. Kiml^all finished lay- 
ing my best room floor. 

Sun. 9. Preach'^ all day. Forgot to propound 
Eben'^ Simonds and wife to own y^ covenant. 

Mon. 10. Son Tim° began his school. Jno. Colby 
went. 

Tues. 11. Moderate weather. Spoke to Gale for 
some staples. 

Wed. 12. Snow fell about inches deep. 

Thur. lo. A very cold N. W. wind. Silloway 
died upon y" road near Irvings. 

Frid. 14. Prince was indisposed with a cold. Mr. 
West shod my oxen. Sent Thom^ Spring to school. 
Jno. Coll^y has been four days this week. 

Sat. 15. Weather moderate. 

Sun. 16. Preach'^. Propounded Eben" Simonds 
and wife to own y" covenant next Sunday. 

Mon. 17. Sledded two loads of wood out of Wa- 
ternummons. 

Tues. 18. Carried a load of wood to y^ school 
house and brot, one home at night. Mr. Stephen 
Scales came here. Visited Capt M'^Millen. 

Wed. 10. Sledded two loads of wood. 

Thur. 20. Snow lell about one foot deep. Prince 
cut up my wood at y^ school house. 

Frid. 21. John Colby and Jos. Carter brot me 

1. This floor, wliicli was removed in 1849, was then in good con- 
dition. It was made of pitch pine boards, held in place, upon white 
oak floor timbers, by wrought iron nails, about four inches long. 
The virtual termination of the Bow Controversy in Dec, 170'2, seems 
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two loads of rails from Jon'' Chase. Dined with my 
family at Col° Rolfe's. Maj' Rogers came to Town. 

Sat. 22. Major Rogers and Mr. Scales Juner dined 
here. 

Sun. 23. A fine pleasant day. Preach'^ all day. 
Eben' Simonds and wife owned y* covenant. Bap- 
tiz'^ — Jona. Stickney and John — of Eben' Simonds. 

Mon. 24. Set out for Portsmouth. Lodged at 
Mr. Flaggs. Mr. Scales overtook me there. 

Tues. 25. Dined at Folsoms, Exeter. Lodged at 
Folsoms at Greenland. 

Wed. 26. An extraordinary storm of snow. Tar- 
ried at Greenland. Teams were stopp*^. 

Thur. 27. With difficulty we arrived at Ports- 
mouth. The snow so drifted by y^ Globe Tavern y* 
'twas with difficulty we worried through. 

Frid. 28. A pleasant day but no General Court. 

Sat. 29. A second great storm of snow. Drifted 
verv much. Dined at Mr. Cut's. 

Sun. 30. Very blustering. Snow flew prodig- 
iously. A. M. Heard Dr. Langdon.^ P. M Tarried 
at home. 

Mon. 31. Continued cold. No General Court." 
Visited Dr. Jackson. 

[XoTK. Inasmuch as the above mentioned journey to Portsmouth 
embraced a few days of the following year, the diary of the first 
twelve days of January 1765, is subjoined. — J. B. W.] 

1. Rev. Samuel Langdon, d. d., pastor of First Parish in Ports- 
mouth, from 1747 to 1774. 

2. Mr. Walker's object in going to Poi-tsmouth at this time, was 
to obtain of the General Court, if possible, the incorporation of his 
town or the renewal of the District Act, by which it had once been 
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1765. 
JANUARY. 

Jan. 1. Dined at Parson Brown's.^ Spent y^ 
evening with Dr. Thornton. 

Wed. 2. No travelling yet and so continued this 
week. 

Sat. 5. Dined at Mr. Haven's." 

Sun. 6. A. M. Preach'^ ll>r Mr. Haven. P. M. 
For Dr. Langdon. 

Mon. 7. Y^ General Court met. 

Tues. 8. Heard Russells Petition. 

Wed. 9. Did little business. 

Thur. 10. Left my aftairs with Major Blanchard. 
P. M. Set out homeward. Lodged at Capt Hoits, 
Strath am. 

Frid. 11. Dined with Mr. Stearnes. Lodged at 
Tiltons. 

Sat. 12. Arrived home. Very cold. N. west 
wind blew hard. 

1766. 

Sunday 28th September. Preached at Mr. Swan's 
in Pigwacket. Arrived 25th ; lodged at Capt W's. 

Monday, 29. Visited and lodged at Mr. Moses 
Day's. Bap. Judith his daughter. 

October 5. Preached at Pigwacket. Bap. Susan- 
na, daught. of — Holt; Barnard, son of Timothy 
Walker, Jun. ; Susanna, daught. of Sam. Osgood ; 
Ann, daught. of Leonard Harriman ; Robert, son of 
David Page ; William, son of Jno. Evans ; Sarah, 
daught. of David Evans ; Wm., son of Wm. Eaton ; 
Moses, son of Jas. Osgood ; Wm., son of Ben. Os- 
good, 11 bap. at Pigwacket. 

1. Rev. Arthur Browne, rector of the Episcopal Church, at Ports" 
mouth. 

2. Rev. Samuel Haven, d. d., pastor of Second Parish in Portsmouth' 
from 1752 to 180G. 



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1780. 
w. M. 1780. January has 31 days. 

7 1 Cold weather begins y" year. 

1 2 Continued cold. Preached all day. In y^ 

eveninu; visited the sick son of James 
Hazeltine. 

2 3 Fell a snow of considerable depth. Visited 

daughter Thompson.^ 

3 4 Coldest weather we have had. Winds high. 
Snow vastly drifted. 

AYeather a little moderated. 

Wind increased. Travelling very difficult. 

Wind continued excessive high. Philip^ 
went with a team to Portsmouth. 

Winds y^ same. Very cold. 

Weather still y^ same. Preached all day. 

Y*" first pleasant day for a long time. 

Continued pleasant weather. Mr. Foster 
arrived from Exeter, being y^ first y* 
arrived since y* turbulent weather. 

Weather continued pleasant. 

The N. W. wind resumed y* ascendency. 
Married Stephen Hall and Patience 
Flanders, both of Concord. 

N. W. wind still prevalent. 

Teams y' had been detained below a fort- 
night by the deep and drifted snow 
arrived. 

Preached all day. Still very cold. 

Had a very bad cold. 

Visited Daughter Thompson. 

Cloudy, but no snow. 

Cleared up cold. 

1. Mrs. Sarah Thompson, wife of Benjamin Thompson, afterwards 
Count Rumford. 

2. Philip Abbot, his hired man. 



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6 21 Visited Daughter Tlionipson. 

7 22 Continued very cold. 

1 23 Preached all day. Very cold. The coldest 

Sunday y' has been for years. 

2 24 Son Timothy^ set out for Boston. 

3 25 This and y^ preceding day more pleasant 

than we have had. 

4 26 Nothing remarkable. 

5 27 Visited at Daughter Thompson's. 

6 28 N. W. wind renewed its force. 

7 29 Continued very cold. 

1 30 Preached all day. 

2 31 Perhaps the coldest day we have had y^ 

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Account of maiTiages in Jaiuiary. 
.13 d. Stephen Hall and Patience Flanders, both 
of Concord. 

February has 29 days. 

3 1 Light wind, southerh'. Clouded P. M. 

4 2 Cleared up. Wind N. W., but not extreme 

cold. 

5 3 A very pleasant day. 

6 4 Do. 

7 5 The N. W. wind revived with increased 

vigor. 

1 6 Preached all day. In y^ evening Col. Hurd 

advenit. 

2 7 A pleasant day. 

3 8 A moderate snow, four or five inches deep. 

4 9 Cleared up cold. Wind N. W. 

5 10 Do. 

6 11 Weather a little moderated. 

7 12 Had news from y*" General Court. 
1 13 Preached all day. 

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DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 55 

Visited at Capt. Roach's. 
Attended y^ funeral of Mrs. Shute. Began 
• a thaw. Rained chief of y^ night. 
Mr. Prince preached a lecture here. 
Dined with Mr. Prince^ at Mr. Kinsman's. 
The thaw much damaged y^ travelling. 
Attended y^ funeral of Joseph Clough's 

child, and baptized Elizabeth, his other 

daughter. 

1 20 Preached and in evening married Samuel 

Willard and Sarah Thompson, both of 
Concord. 

2 21 Thawy weather. Capt. Kinsman* arrived 

from Boston. No news. 

3 22 Visited at Daughter Chandler's.^ 

4 23 Visited at Daughter Thompson's. 

5 24 Went to William Brown's and there married 

John Dobbin and Sarah Brown, Ijoth of 

Chester. 
G 25 Cold but not extreme. Son Timothy set 

out for Exeter. 
7 26 Hazy. Likely for a snow. 
1 27 Preached at Pembroke. Baptized a daughter 

of Aaron Whittemore. Do. of John Head. 

Do. of Nath' Lakeman. Mr. Colby* 

preached for me. 

1. Rev. Joseph Prince, first minister of Barrington. 

2. Capt. Aaron Kinsman, of Bow, was an ofiicer of the Revo- 
lution who commanded a company in Stark's regiment at Bunker Hill, 
and served through the whole or a good part of the Revolution- 
ary period. He subsequently resided in Concord, and was highly 
respected. 

3. Mr. Walker's youngest daughter, the widow of Capt. Abiel 
Chandler, of Concord, who died in 1777. She afterwards married 
Henry RoKe, of Concord. 

4. Rev. Zaccheus Colby,ordained March 22, 1780, and pastor of the 
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2 28 Heard various rumors of j" revolt of Ireland. 

3 29 A very pleasant day ends y^ month. 

Account of marriages in February, viz : 
20 D. Samuel Willard and Sarah Thompson, 

both of Concord. 
24 D. John Dobbin and Sarah Brown, both of 

Chester. 

March has 31 days. 

4 1 The first, second and third days pleasant. 

7 4 Dined at Daughter Thompson's with Sq"" 
Page. 

1 5 The company kept Sabbath here. Preached. 

Baptized Peter Hazeltine — of Dan' Abbot ; 
Abial — of Benj'' Farnum ; Sam' — of Rich- 
ard Ayer ; Hepzibah — of Jabez Abbot and 
Betty— Obadiah Hall. 

2 6 Dined at Mrs. Osgood's^ with Sq" Page. 

Annual Town Meeting. 

3 7 Continued moderate weather. 

4 8 Heard pr. Mr. Carlton that Mr. Ingalls 

from Androscoggin" said y^ snow had not 
been above twelve inches deep there this 
winter. 

Nothing remarkaljle. 

Last night and to-day fell about six inches 
snow. 

Cloudy, but no falling weather. 

Preached. Snowed somewhat. Read the 
letter from Pembroke ch. to assist in or- 
daining Mr. Colby. The church chose 
Col. Thomas Stickney and Tim° Walker, 
Jr., Esq., delegates. 

1. Mrs. Hannah Osgood, whose patriotism was as hearty as her hos- 
pitality, and who was commonly called " Mother Osgood," kept a well 
known inn in Concord for many years. 

2. About this time many persons emigrated from Concord and set- 
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A pleasant day. 

Marriecl Alexander Long and Anna Moor of 
Bow. 

Visited at Mr. Stevens's^ and Mr. Harris's.^ 

Married Mr. Nathaniel Rolfe, Jnnior, and 
Mrs. Judith Chandler, both of Concord ; 
also James Garvin, Junior, and Sarah 
Mitchell, both of Bow. 

Nothing remarkable. 

Do. 

Preached all day. 

Nothing remarkable. 

Married Samuel Abbott, Junior, of Pem- 
broke, and Lydia Perrum of Concord. 
4 22 Attended y^ ordination of Mr. Colby at Pem- 
broke.^ 

Messrs. Rice and Kelley departed. 

Fell a small flight of snow and hail. 

Cleared up, moderate. 

Preached. Baptized James Osgood — of 
Jeremiah Abbot. 

The last week in March cold blustering weather 
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Account of marriages in March. 
14 D. Alexander Long and Anna Moor, both of 

Bow. 
16 D. Nath' Rolfe, Jr., and Judith Chandler, both 

of Concord. 

1. John Stevens, an Englishman, educated at the University of Cam- 
bridge, was for many years a trader in Concord. His store stood at 
the north vpest corner of Main and Pleasant streets. In 1777 he was 
suspected of Toryism and sent to Exeter jail, but was subsequently 
released by the Legislature. He died in 1792. 

2. Robert Harris, for many years a prominent trader and citizen'of 
Concord. 

3. Rev. Zaccheus Colby, dismissed May 11, 1803. 

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16 D. James Garvin, Juii., and Sarah Mitchell, 

both of Bow. 
21 D. Sam' Abbot, Junior, of Pembroke, and Lydia 

Perrum, both of Concord. 

April has thii'ty days. 

7 1 Very cold for y"" season. Post brought y" 
first newspaper we have had. 

Preached all day. Very cold. 

Town meeting is adjourned to y^ first 

Monday, July. 

Y^ first spring-like day for a good while. 

Weather continued moderate. 

Nothing remarkable. 

Weather grew colder. 

In y^ evening hurt my foot badly. N. B. 
Sat'y y^ 8tli sowed my first peas. 

Was detained at home by lameness. A. M. 
A smart rain. Snow up country. 

Cleared up cold. Something of a freshet. 

Continued cold for the season. 

Weather much y^ . My lameness in- 
creased. 

No news from Europe of importance. 

Mr. Foster^ advenit. 

Daughter Susan pep'. 

Preached. Baptized Betty — of son Timothy 
Walker. 

2 17 A cold rain. Went to mill. Nath' East- 

man's house was burnt. 

3 18 Visited at Daughter Thompson's. 

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5 20 A rainy day. 

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23 Weather moderated. Preached. After 
meeting Sam^ Davis and wife owned y^ 
covenant. Baptized Robert and Betty, 
cliildren of do. In y^ evening turned up 
very cold. 

Continued verv cold for y^ season. 

Weather a little moderated. 

A continental ftist. Preached. 

Mat" junx' Moses Kimball and Hannah 
Chase, both of Concord. 

AVeather moderated much. 

This week's news gives ace' of a large 
French fleet arrived at Charleston, S. C. 
Was not attacked y^ V'*" inst. 
1 30 Pleasant weather ends y^ month. Preached. 
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27 D. Moses Kimball and Hannah Chase, both 
of Concord. 

May has 31 days. 

2 1 A cold rain, but moderate. 

3 2 Do. The freshet rose, but not high. 

4 o Cleared up but cold for 3'^ season. 

5 4 Do. 

6 5 The first warm day for some time. Visited 

at Daughter Thompson's. 

7 6 A pleasant day. Post brought y* ace' of y^ 

arrival of y^ . 

1 7 Preached. Sac/". 

2 8 Pained a little. Catched a violent cold. In 

y^ night was taken with a violent ague fit, 
with vomitinii'. 

3 9 Was so weak I could scarcely walk. P. M. 

Catched a bad fall down staii-s. 

4 10 Grew better. A very warm, pleasant day. 



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5 11 Turned up cold for the season. 

6 12 Weather continued cold for y^ season. Mr. 

Smitli of Dartmouth College advenit.^ 

7 13 Weather moderated. Planted my first beans^ 

viz : 8 rows. 
Preached all day. 
Weather continued warm. 
Planted 1) hills of squashes, 9 of cucumbers, 

and 8 rows of beans, whereof 1 and about 

H were Mr. Kimljall's sort. 
Warm, pleasant weather. 
Began to plant Indian corn. 
A remarkable dark day although the clouds 

appeared thin. 
Finished planting Indian corn. Y*" Post 

not arrived. The reason not known. 
Preached all day. Began to complain of y^ 

drowth. 

Contiinied warm and dry. 

Saw Capt Mitchell from Androscoggin. 

Visited at daughter Thompson's. 

Heard the good news from Capt. Roaclr y' y^ 
Regulars had raised the siege at Charles- 
ton, S. C, with considerable loss. 
7 27 Had a small, refreshing shower, and another 
in y^ night following. 

1 28 Preached ; appt)inted the Sacrament. Bap- 

tized Susanna — of Jacob Carter, and 
Hannah — of Joshua Chandler. 

2 29 Son Tim°. set out for Woburn. 

1. Rev. John Smith, d. d., Professor of Latin and Greek lan- 
guages. 

2. Capt John Roach, a native of Cork, Ireland, came to Concord 
about 1778. He was a Continental soldier and lived at south end of 
Main street. He married Elizabeth Rogers after her divorce from 
her husband, Major Robert Rogers. 



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3 30 Warm, dry weather. 

4 31 Tarried at home ahnost alone. 

Account of marriages in May. 

10 D. John Chandler of Boscawen and Emma 
Farnum of Concord. 

June has' 30 days. 

5 1 Dined at Mr. Harris's Avith Mr. Hunt. Mat- 

ri° junx' Daniel Flood of Wear and Sarah 
Kimball of Concord. 

Visited at daughter Judith's. 

Son Timothy returned from Woburn. N. B. 
On the evening of the 2d was some frost 
but did no harm in this neighborhood. 

Preached. Administered y^ Sacrament. 

Weather moderated. 

Continues warm j^leasant weather. Visited 
at daughter Thtmipson's. 

Rained moderately most (jf \^ day. 

Cleared up cool. A light frost. 

Mr. Kelly advenit.^ Dined at Mr. Kim- 
ball's.- 

Warm and some signs of rain. 

Preached all day. 

Nothing remarkal^le. 

Capt. from Newburyport bro* ace* y* 

y^ siege of Charleston was raised.^ 

Mr. Nath' Rogers arrived. 

A moderate rain. Sat out about 140 cab- 
bage plants. 

Cleared up. There was but little rain. 

Something cloudy. Sat out 150 cabbage 
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2. Deacon John Kimball. 

3. May 12, 1780. 



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Preached Ijoth parts of y^ day. 

Sat out 1-50 cabbage plants. 

Some signs of rain. 

In y^ night past we had a fine rain. 

Cleared up pretty cool. Heard the news 
that Charleston, S. C, was taken. 

Warm, growing weather. 

Set out some cabl)age plants. ^flJIji 

Preached. Baptized Robert — of Daniel 
Hall. 

Mr. Woodman^ and wife advenit. 

Visited at Dr. Green's. ~ 

A fine rain. Mr. Rice^ advenit. 

Continued raining. 

Heared the French fleet had got possession 
of Halifax. Finished setting out cabbage 
plants. Sat in y^ whole about 500 or 600. 
N. B. Agreed with y*" Post Rider for half 
a year's newspapers, beginning y^ 28j of 
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Account of marriages in June. 
1 D. Daniel Flood of Wear and Sarah Kimball of 
Concord. 

July has 81 days. 

7 1 Cleared up warm after a beautiful rain which 
has mended the prospect of hay, very 
mucli. 

1 2 Preached. Baptized Sarah — of Stephen 

Abbot. 

2 3 A fine shower. 

1. Rev. Joseph Woodman the minister of Sanbornton from 1771 
to 1806. 

2. Dr. Peter Green, who practiced medicine in Concord from 1772 
to 1828. 

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Sat out for Henniker council. Dined at Mr. 
Fletcher s.^ Lodged at Capt. How's. 

Met y" other members of y^ council at Mr. 
Rice's. 

Prevailed with v^ contending parties to sub- 
mit their matter to a mutual council. 
Returned home. 

A very hot day. 

Mr. Ilutchinson dined with me. 

Preached. Baptized Jennv — of Asa Kim- 
ball. 

Began to inoAv. 

Cloudy. Rained a little. 

Raked our hay y' was mowed Monday. 

Carted 3 loads of hay. 

Carted 4 loads of hay. 

Cloud}'. Signs of rain. Carted 3 loads of 
hay. Sally Walker^ returned from Wo- 
burn and brought -news of }^ arrival of y* 
P'rench rieet at Newport. 

1 16 Preached. Propounded Stephen Hall and 

wife to own y^ covernant. 

2 17 Carted in y" last of clover, making 15 loads 

in y^ whole. 

3 18 A. M. A moderate rain. P. M. Cleared 
up. 

A good hay day. 

Visited at Mr. Harris's. 

A cool morning, but a pleasant day. 

Remained good hay weather. 

Preached. Remained fair weather. 

Do. 

Do. A small shower in v^ afternoon. 

1. Rev. Elijah Fletcher, minister of Hopldnton from 1773 to 1786. 

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4 26 Have had 3 or 4 of the hottest clays this 

season. 
Weatlier grew a Httle cooler. 
Weather grew hot again. 
Do. 
Preached. Propounded the sacrament. 

Stephen HalTs wife owned v^ covernant. 

Baptized Daniel — of Ezra Carter and 

Moses — of Stephen Hall. 
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August has 31 days. 

A very warm day. 

Do. P. M. A smart thunder shower. 

Began to reap winter rye. 

Very hot. In y^ evening a shower. 

Carted 12 shocks of winter rye. P. M. A 
small thunder shower. 

Preached. Sac. ceV. Baptized Amos — of 
Mr. Caleb Chase.^ 

Went on with reaping our rye. 

Weatlier very hot about three days. 

Nothing remarkable. 

Finished winter rye harvest. Had about 51 
shocks. 

Weather extreme hot. 

Mr. Rawson advenit. 

Mr. Rawson preached for me. 

Visited at Esq. Green's.^ Finished summer 
rye harvest, about — shocks. Also stack- 
ed our flax. 

1. Caleb Cha.se was town clerk of Concord from 1787 to 1791. 

2. Hon. Peter Green was Concord's first lawyer. He commenced 
practice there in 1707. He held important offices and died in 1798. 
He was supposed, at times, duringthe Revolution, to entertain Tory prin- 
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DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 65 

3 15 Continued very hot Aveather. 

4 16 There has been 5 or 6 extreme hot days. 

5 17 Matr° jux' John Straw and Mary Emerson, 

both of Concord. 

6 18 A very plentiful rain. 

7 19 Post Ijro' news of a great mob in London. 

1 20 Preached. Weather changed from extreme 

hot to very cold for y^ season. 

2 21 Began to reap my Syberian wheat. 

3 22 Finished reaping and carting y^ Syberian 

wheat, viz. : 32 shocks. 

4 23 Extreme hot. 

5 24 Continued y^ same. 

6 25 The air was cooled bv a pleasant breeze. 

7 26 Helped Dr. Goss^ cart his hay. 

1 27 Preached. Admitted Nathan Kinsman and 

wife to full communion. 

2 28 Our Androscoggin meeting was adjourned to 

v*" 8 of Sept. next. 

3 29 Son Timothy sat out for Exeter. 

4 30 Finished y^ haying. Y^ weather changed to 

cold for y^ season. There has been a long 
spell of very hot weather. 

5 31 Rained a little X. B. 22d inst. 

Sent £200 by y^ Post to Henry Gardner, 
Esq., for taxes for Waterford. 2d Sept. 
Post bro' me Mr. Gardner's letter y' he had 
received y^ £200 which letter son Timothy 
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Account of marriages in August. 

17 D. John Straw and Mary Emerson both of 
Concord. 

1. Dr. Ebenezei- Haniden Goss, who married Mr. Walker's daugh- 
ter Mary in 1768. He removed to Brunswick, Me., and subsequently 
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September has 30 days. 

Rained somewhat. 

Continued rainy weather. 

A pretty rainy day. Preached. Adminis- 
tered y^ sacrament. 

Visited at Daughter Eolfe's. 

Began })icking peas. 

Heard y^ news of y^ re-enforcement of y^ 
French fleet. 

Matr°junx' Moses Hacket and Keziah Ladd, 
both of Goffestown. 

Messrs. Sterns^ Merrill dined here. 

Post brought little news. Spread our flax. 

Preached. 

Visited with Daughter Thompson at Dr. 
Goss's. 

Nothing remarkable. 

Married Nathan Holt and Sarah Thompson, 
both of Bow. 

Our Androscoggin sat out. 

Pleasant weather. 

The Post brought no extraordinary news. 

Mr. Fessenden preached for me. 

Went up to Chandler's mill, Contoocook. 

Visited at Mr. Harris's. 

Married William Walker and Eunice Stevens, 
both of Coucord. Made one Ijarrel (jf 
cider. Philip Abbot spread his iiax. 

Nothing remarkable. 

. Mr. Fletcher- advenit. 

Nothing remarkable. 

Preached and propounded y^ sacrament. 

Pleasant weather. 

Philip spread his flax. Mr. Welch adv'. 

1. Rev. Josiah Stearns, minister of Epping from 1758 to 1788. 

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A pleasant day. 

Went out to Bow and married John Bayley 
of Dunbarton and Margaret Hall of Bow. 

Philip Ablx)t our flax. 

A pleasant day ends y^ month. 

Account of marriages in September. 
7 D. Moses Hacket and Keziah Ladd, both of 
Goffes Town. 
1.3 D. Nathan Holt and Sarah Thompson, both 

of Bow. 
20 D. Will™ Walker and Eunice Stevens, both 

of Concord. 
28 D. John Bavlev of Dunbarton and Margaret 
Hall of Bow. 

October has 31 days. 

1 1 Preached. Administered y* sacrament. Bap- 

tized Ebenezer — of John Farnum and 
Naomi — of Ephraim Farnum, Junior. 

2 2 Went to Flanders' mill with a team. 

3 3 Tarried at home. 

4 4 Tucker leathered the corn upon CogswelVs^ 

lot. 

5 5 Took up our flax. 

6 6 Finished picking apples. 

7 7 Prince plowed at Hale's Point for winter 

rye. 

1 8 Preached all day. 

2 9 Nothing extraordinary. 

3 10 Visited Daughter Goss. 

4 11 Sowed 4 bushels winter rye at Hale's Point.^ 

1. The second lot in the Waternummon's Field in Concord. 

2. Hale's Point, as may be seen by consulting the map of the 
Concord interval, found in the records of the proprietors, and also in 
Bouton's History of Concord, page 125, was in 1780 on the west side 
of the Merrimack river. It is now upon the east side, having been 
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5 12 Married Bruce Walker and Mehitabel Courier, 

both of Concord, 
Rained moderately. 
Visited Mr. Hunt at Mr. Harris's. 
Preached. Baptized Betty — of Nath' Currier. 
Rained, and as we hear, snow up country. 
Went on with Indian Harvest. 
Began making cider. Made 6 barrels and i. 
Made 3 barrels water cider. ^ 
The town was assembled to raise men to 

resist y^ enemy at Cowos. 
7 21 Finished making cider, having made 13 

barrels cider and upwards of 5 of water 

cider. 

1 22 Preached. Baptized Hetty — of Maj-^ Jona- 

than Hale. 

2 23 Visited at Daughter Thompson's. 

3 24 Finished gatliering corn, 

4 25 Finished husking. 

5 26 Visited at Mr. Harris's. 

6 27 Visited at Daughter Goss's. A remarkable 

eclipse of the sun a1)out noon. 

7 28 Mr. Fletcher advenit in his way to Canter- 

J^ury. 

1 29 Y^ most plentiful rain we have had for a 

louii" time. Preached all day. 

2 30 Went to Flanders' mill and to y^ clothier."' 

3 31 Went asrain to Flanders' mill. 



Account of marriages in October. 
12 D. Bruce Walker and Mehitable Courier, 
both of Concord. 

1. " Water cider " was a weak cider, made by watering the 
pumice, after the ordinary pressing. It was usually drank before that 
of the best quality. 

2. Much of the woolen cloth worn at this time was sj)un and 
woven on the farm and dressed at a clothier's mill. 



DIARIES OF REV. TIMOTHY WALKER. 69 

XovEMBER has 30 days. 

A cold snow storm. Snow fell al^oiit two 

inclit'8. 
Cleared up cold for y^ season. 
Continued cold. 

The post 1jr()u<iht no remarkable news. 
Preached. Baptized John Bucklee — of Peter 

Green, Esq. 
Continued cold. 
Married Alexander Simpson of AYenhain 

and Mollj^ Rogers of Bow. 
Returned home from Bow. 
Married Jonathan Runnells and Dorothy 

Dimon, both of Concord. 
Continued cold. 
Post l^ro't considerable news Ijotli i'roni y^ 

Southward and fi-om Europe. 
Preached A. M. P. M. Mr. Sweat preached. 
A light snow y' part covered y^ ground. 
Cleared up moderate. 
Continued pleasant weather. 
Do. 
Do. 
A. M. Set out for Hopkinton. Y* weather 

misty. P. M. Rained moderate. 
1 19 Preached at Hopkinton. Mr. Fletcher 

preached for me A. M. P. M. Mr. 

Ward.^ The most plentiful rain we have 

had for a long time. In y^ evening went 

to Capt Page's. 
A pleasant day. Returned home. 
Do. The frost near out of y^ ground. 
Fell a snow about 6 inches deep. 
Cleared up moderate. Visited at Mr. 

Harris's. 

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6 24 Moderate weather. 

7 25 A considerable rain. 

1 26 Preached all day, 

2 27 Married Tappaii Evans of Warner and 

Aljigail Merrill of Concord. 

3 28 The post arrived, bro't the good news of the 

arrival of y^ French fleet ofl:' Georgia. 

4 29 A summer-like day. Dug 10 bushels of 

parsnips. Had dug 8 before. 

5 30 Cloudy, dull weather ends y^ month. 



Account of marrias^'es in November. 
7 D. Alexander Simpson of Wenham and 

Molly Rogers of Bow. 
9 D. Jonathan Runnells and Dorothy Dimond, 
both of Concord. 
27 D. Tappan Evans of Warner and Abigail 
Merrill of Concord. 

Decembp^r has 31 days. 

A severe cold day begins y^ month. 
Continues very cold. Weather much y* 

same. 
Preached all day. 
Visited down in town. 
Weather very cold. 
Nothing remarkable. 
A continental annual Thanksgiving. 
Worked upon my bridge. 
Signs of foul weather. 
A soaking rain. Preached all day. 
Nothing remarkal^le. 
Visited at Daughter Judith Rolfe's. 
Visited at Daughter Thompson's and Major 

Hale's. 
5 14 Married Timothy Hall of Concord and Anna 

Foster of Bow. 



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6 15 The post called here in his way to Boston. 

7 16 Mr. Allen with one hand called here. 

1 17 Preached. Baptized Hubbard Carter — of 

Daniel Gale. 

2 18 Wrote a petition to have our incorporation 

mended. 

3 19 A rainy day. Visited at Capt. Kins- 

man's. 

4 20 A cold day. 

5 21 Visited at Mr. Harris's. 

6 22 Very cold weather. 

7 ,. 23 A moderate snow. 

1 24 Continued snowing a little. 

2 25 Snow fell about one foot deep. 

3 26 Cleared up cold. Snow drifted. 

4 27 Continued cold and windy. 

5 28 West shod our oxen. 

6 29 The first day of y^ teams hauling wood out 

y" woods. 

7 30 Continued cold but not windy. 

1 31 Weather moderate. Preached all day. 



Account of marriages in December. 
14 D. Tim° Hall of Concord and Anna Foster of 
Bow. 



INDEX. 



Abbott, Aaron, 45. 

Abigail, 6. 

Amos, 36. 

Benjamin, 7. 

Daniel, 32, 56. 

Dorcas, 13. 

Dorothy, 21. 

Edward, 14, 27, 34. 

Elizabeth, 45. 

George, 18, 19. 

Hepsibah, 56. 

Isaac, 7. 

Jabez, 56. 

James, Jr., 6, 37. 

James Osgood, 57. 

Jemina, 14. 

Jeremiah, 57. 

Nathaniel, 11, 21, 35, 48. 

Nathaniel, Jr., 41. 

Peter Hazeltine, 56. 

Phebe, 41. 

Philip, 53, 66, 67. 

Keuben, 28, 46. 

Kuth, 28. 

Samuel, 32. 

Samuel, 2d, 57, 58. 

Sarah, 23, 40, 62. 

Stephen, 19, 62. 
Adams, Capt., 49. 
Allen, Mr., 71. 
Ames, Moses, 45. 
Androscoggin, 56, 65, 66. 
Appleton, Nathan, 33. 
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Atkinson, Theodore, Jr., 29. 
Ayer, Richard, 56. 
Samuel, 56, 



Badger, Joseph, 48. 

Mr., 46. 

Moses, 38. 
Bailey, Mr., 46. 
Baker's Town, 39. 
Baldwin, Capt., 15. 
Barber, Esther, 39. 
Barnard, Capt., 33. 

Edward, 33. 
Barrett, Mr., 28. 
Bay lee, John, 67. 
Bean, John, 4. 
Bishop, 4, 13. 
Blanchard, Benjamin, 13. 

Joseph, Col., 11, 17. 

Major, 52. 

Richard, 4. 
Blaisdell, Mr., 43. 
Blunt, John, 27. 
Boarding Soldiers, 9, 22. 
Bow Controversy, 50. 
Bradley, Abraham, 12, 19, 28, 31. 

Jeremiah, 21. 

Jonathan, 4, 15. 

Samuel, 4, 12. 

Timothy, 25, 26, 27, 31. 
Bradshaw, Abraham, 19, 28. 
Bridge, 10. 



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Brown, Arthur, 52. 

Capt., 45. 

Mrs., 33. 

Sarah, 55, 56. 

William, 55. 
Bucklee, John, 69. 
Bryan, Hannah, 11. 
Burbeeu, James, 9. 

John, 9. 

Paul, 28, 38, 39, 41, 42. 

Sally, 38, 39. 
Burt, 18. 
Butler, James, 29. 

Mr., 29. 



Cabbage Plants, 13. 
Candlewood, 19, 47. 
Carlton, Mr., 34, 5'3. 
Carter, Anne, 47. 

Daniel, 47, 64. 

Ephraim, 19. 

Ezekiel, 25. 

Ezra, 19, 38, 46, 64. 

Hubbard, 71. 

Jacob, 60. 

Joseph, 50. 

Sarah, 25. 

Susanna, 60. 

Mr., 35. 
Chamberlin, Mr., 49. 
Chandler, Abiel, 32, 47, 55. 

Daniel, 39, 40, 42. 

Hannah, 40. 

Hannah W., 60. 

John, Capt., 12, 32, 34. 

John, 61. 

Joseph, Jr., 24. 

Joshua, 60. 

Judith, 55, 57. 

Molly, 40. 

Tabitha, 43. 



Chandler, Timothy, 42, 43, 45, 47, 
49, 50. 

Timothy, Jr., 43. 
Chair, 23, 37. 
Charles Edward, 5. 
Chase, Amos, 64. 

Caleb, 64. 

Hannah, 59. 

John, 41, 43. 

John, Jr., 43. 

Jonathan, 27, 51. 
Cider, 31, 32, 43, 45, 46, 66, 68. 
Clap, Rev. Supply, 17. 
Classics, 23. 
Clements, Abner, 29. 

James, 28, 29. 

Mr., 46. 

Samuel, 46. 
Clough, Capt., 35. 

Elizabeth, 55. 

Joseph, 55. 
Coffin, Mr., 29, 38, 49. 

Peter, 29. 

William, 34, 35, 41. 
Cogswell Lot, 67. 
Colby, Abraham, 6. 

Ebenezer, 6. 

Ezekiel, 43, 57. 

Ezekiel, Jr., 43. 

John, 45, 47, 50. 

Lot, 26. 

Miriam, 43. 

Nathan, 31. 

Nathan, Jr., 31. 

Sampson, 6, 23. 

Samuel, 37, 38, 49. 

Sarah, 35. 

Zaccheus, 55, 56, 57. 
Concord Town Records, 26. 
Contoocook Plain, 35, 41. 
Convention at Dover, 23. 
Cook, Thomas, 4, 11. 



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Cop, Capt., 14. 
Corn, English, 16. 

Moulding, 13. 

Planting, 11. 
Cotton, Ward, '25. 
Courrier, Betty, 41, 68. 

Mehitable, 68. 

Nathaniel, 68. 

Reuben, 41. 
Cross Plowing, 19. 
Curry, Samuel, 12. 

William, 12. 

Davis, Betty, 59. 

Robert, 59. 

Samuel, 59. 
Day, Judith, 52. 

Moses, 52. 
Diaries of Mr. Walker, 4. 
Dimon, Dorothy, 59, 70. 
Dobbin, John, 55, 56. 

Eastman, Amos, 14. 

Benjamin, 22, 23. 

Caleb, 44. 

David, 12. 

Ebenezer, Capt., 5, 9, 14, 15, 
20, 28. 

Ebenezer, Jr., 17. 

Eleanor, 17. 

Joseph, 3d, 11, 12. 

Mehitable, 14. 

Nathaniel, 58. 

Philip, 34. 

Stilson, 44. 

Thomas, 14. 
Eaton, William, 52. 
P^leven Lots, 37. 
Elm Trees, 35. 
Emerson, Mary, 65. 
Emery, Benjamin, 24, 32, 42, 45, 
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Emery, Benjamin, Jr., 24. 
Esterbrook, 4, 19. 

Evans, Abigail, 8. 

David, 24, 42, 45, 52. 

John, 45, 52. 

Sarah, 52. 

Tappan, 70. 
William, 52. 
Expedition to Canada, 12, 14. 

Farming of Mr. Walker, 8, 9, 10, 
11, 13, 1.5, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 
24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 
34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 
43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 58, 
60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68 
70, 71. 
Farnham Benjamin, 37, 38, 56. 

Ephraim, 38. 

Judith, 38. 

Mr., 29. 
Farnum, Abial, 56. 

Abna, 20. 

Ebenezer, 67. 

Emma, 61. 

Ephraim, Jr., 67. 

John, 67. 

Joseph, 19, 20. 

Naomi, 67. 
Farrington, Mr., 42. 

Jeremiah, 10. 

Stephen, 10, 26, 42. 
Fast, 14, 34. 
Fessenden, Thomas, 66. 
Fifield, Benjamin, 41. 

Moses, 41. 
Flagg, Ebenezer, 5, 30, 51. 

Josiah, 30. 

Thomas, 41, 44. 
Flanders, Daniel, 27. 

Patience, 53, 54. 



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Fletcher, Rev. Elijah, 63, 66, 68, 

69. 
Flood, Daniel, 61, 62. 
Folsom Capt., 48. 
Fort Timber, 6. 

Foster, Abiel, Rev., 25, 42, 48, 53, 
68. 

Anna, 70, 71. 

Obadiah, 12. 
Frederick the Great, 8. 
French Fleet, 17, 59, 62, 63, 66, 70. 
French Invasion, 17. 
Freshet, 10. 
Frost, 11. 
Frye, Col., 40, 45, 48. 



Gage, David, 23, 46, 48. 

Dean Osgood, 48. 
Gale, Capt., 23, 27, 37. 

Daniel, 71. 

Hubbard, Carter, 71. 

Mr., 34, 50. 
Gardner, Henry, 65. 
Garrison of Mr. Walker, 6. 
Garvin, James, 57, 58. 

James, Jr., 57, 58. 

Patrick, 15. 

Samuel, 15. 
General Court, 52, 54. 
Gerrish, Capt., 41. 
Gilman, Capt., 28. 
(rlobe Tavern, 51. 
Goff, .John, Col., 5, 8, 20, 39. 
Going to Mill, 21. 
Goss, Ebenezer Ilarnden, 05, 66, 

67, 68. 
Grasses, 10. 

Green, Peter, 62, 64, 69. 
Griffin, Ebenezer, 24. 

Elizabeth, 24. 
Gun of Mr. Walker, 13. 



Hackett, Moses, 66, 67. 

Hale, Hetty, 68. 

Hale, Majr Jonathan, 68, 70. 

Hale's Point, 67. 

Hale's Town, 17. 

Half Way Covenant, 31. 

Hall, Betty, 56. 

Daniel, 62. 

Dorcas, 14. 

Ebenezer, 7, 13, 47, 48. 

George, 14. 

Hannah, 23, 47. 

Joseph, 19, 34, 47, 48. 

Josiah, 30. 

Margaret, 67. 

Moses, 64. 

Obadiah, 56. 

Robert, 62. 

Stephen, 53, 54, 63, 64. 

Timothy, 70, 71. 
Hannaford, Benjamin, 31, 32, 34, 

45. 
Harriman, Ann, 52. 

Leonard, 12, 15, 52. 
Harris, Robert, 57, 61, 03, 60, 68, 

69, 71. 
Ilazen, Samuel, 52. 
Hazeltine, James, 53. 

Lieut., 27. 
Head, John, 55. 
Herbert, Jonathan, 23. 
Herbert, Richard, 23. 
Iloit, Capt., 52. 

Stephen, 18. 
Holt, Nathan, 66, 67. 

Susanna, 52. 
Holyoke, Edward, 33. 
Horse-Shoe Island, 8, 9. 

Pond, 9. 
House of Representatives, 12. 
How, Capt., 63. 

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Hudson, Capt., 25. 
Hunt, :\Ir., 61, 68. 
,Huid, Col., 54. 
Hutchins, Nathaniel, 28. 
Huskings, 46. 
Hutchinson, Mr., 63. 

Indians, 24. 

Indian Mischief, 10, 16. 

Ingalls, Mr., 56. 

Jackson, Clement, 29, 51. 
JafErey, George, 29, 35. 

Kate, Capt., 44. 
Kelley, William, 57, 61. 
Kellog Meadow. 45. 
Kier, Reuben, 39, 40. 
Kimball, Abraham, 30. 

Asa, 47, 63. 

Elizabeth, 47. 

John, 49, 50, 61. 

Jenney, 63. 

Moses, 59. 

Reuben, 36, 45. 

Sarah, 61, 62. 
Kinsman, Aaron, 55, 71. 

Mr., 38. 

Nathan, 65. 

Ladd, Keziah, 66, 67. 
Lakeman, Nathaniel, 55. 
Langdon, Samuel, 51, 52. 
Little, Esq., 20. 

Samuel, 22. 
Livermore, Daniel, Major, 63. 
Long, Alexander, 57. 
London Mob, 65. 
Lovejoy, Henry, 6, 7, 20, 47. 
Lovewell's Pond, 44. 
Lovewell, John, Capt., 32. 

Zaccheus, 32. 



Lowell, John, 29. 
Lufkin, John, 4. 

McMillen, Capt. Andrew, 26, 30, 
31, 38, 39, 44, 45, 48, 50. 

Martha, 30. 
Maria Theresa, 8. 
Masts, 32. 

Mast Camp, 21, 24, 25. 
Melvin, Capt. Eleazer, 12. 
Meeting-House of Burlington, 

Mass., 16. 
Merrill, Abigail, 21, 70. 

Betty, 30. 

Rev. Giles, 66. 

John, 6, 28. 

Jonathan, 23. 

Mary, 23. 

Moses, 30. 

Nathaniel, 28, 37, 44, 45. 
Mitchell, Capt., 20, 60. 

Sarah, 57, 58. 
Moody, John, 36. 
Moor, Anna, 57. 

Mr., 10. 

William, 27. 
Morrill, Abigail, 21. 

Deacon, 21. 

Paul, 36, 45. 

Reuben, 25 

Robie, 41. 

Neighbourly Visitings, 7. 
Noyes, Major, 42. 
Orchards, 32, 34. 
Ordway, Edward, 17. 

Joseph, 17. 

Mehitable, 28. 

Osgood, Benjamin, 39, 46, 52. 
Hannah, 23, 39, 56. 
James, 52. 



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Osgood, Mrs. 45. 
Moses, 52. 
Peter, 18. 

Samuel, 40, 45, 46, 52. 
Susannah, 52. 
William, 52. 

Page, Caleb, 27, 28, 30, 37, 38, 48, 
56, 69. 

David, 52. 

Robert, 52. 
Parker, Nathaniel, 44. 
Peace of 1748, 20. 
Pepperell, Sir William, 33. 
Per rum, Lydia, 57, 58. 
Peters, James, 17, 18. 

Obadiah, 4. 

Sarah, 17. 
Petition for aid against the Indi- 
ans, 16. 

for Incorporation of Concord, 
33. 
Pett, 22. 
Pigwacket, 44. 
Post Rider, 58, 59, 60, 62, 65, 66, 

69, 71. 
Powers, Peter, 49. 
Presson, Edward, 27. 
Prince, Joseph, 55. 
Pudney, Joseph, 7, 8, II, 12, 15. 

Sarah, 7. 

William, 6. II. 

Rattlesnake Hill, 11, 18, 35, 43. 
Rawson, Mr., 64. 
Revolt in Ireland, 56. 
Removing of Driftwood, 28. 
Rice, Jacob, 57, 62, ()3. 
Richards, Mr., 19. 
Rix, Nathaniel, 8. 
Peter, 8. 



Roach, Capt. John, 55, 60. 
Roberts, Clerk, 22. 
Rogers, Elizabeth, 60. 
Molly, 69, 70. 
Nathaniel, 61. 
Major Robert, 28, 51, 60. 
Rolfe, Col. Benjamin, 7, 8, 10, II, 
12, 13, 15, 21, 24, 2.5, 26, 27, 
28, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 
40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 50, 51. 
Henry, 29, 55. 
Mrs.,' II. 
Nathaniel, 11, 12, 25, 36, 42, 

47. 
Nathaniel, Jr., 57. 
Rolfe and Rumford Asylum, 24, 

34, 37. 
Rowley, Canada, 38, 47. 
Rumford, 56. 
Runnels, Jonathan, 69, 70. 

Salary of Mr. Walker, 3, 30. 
Saltmarsh, John, 36. 

Thomas, 36. 
Sargent, Mr., 33. 
Scales, James, 28, 49. 

Mr., Jr., 34, 39, 51. 

Stephen, 28, 50. 
Scotch Rebellion, 15. 
Scouting, 17. 
Sherburne, Daniel, 48. 
Sliingles, 26. 

Shirley, Gov. William, 17. 
Shute, Abigail, 22. 

Jacob, 8, 22. 

Mrs., 55. 
Siege of Charleston, S. C, 60, 61, 

62. 
Silloway, 50. 
Simonds, Eben, 47, 50, 51. 

John, 51. 

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Simpson, Alexander, 09, 70. 
Slavery in New Hampshire, 18, 21, 

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Smith, John, 59. 

Nathaniel, 44. 
Soldiers to guard frontier, l(j. 
Spring, Elizabeth, 45. 

Jedediah, 45. 

Mr., 44. 

Thomas, 38, .50. 
Spring Plowing, 10. 
Stanyan, Mr., 44. 
Stark, Capt. John, 28, 32, 4(5. 
Starkstown, 25. 
Stearns, Rev. Josiah, 66. 

Mr., 52. 
Stevens, Aaron, 42. 

Capt. Phineas, 9, 13, 16, 17, 
18, 22. 

Eunice, 66, 67. 

Jeremy, 46. 

John, 34, 57. 

John, Jr.. 34. 

Joseph, 33. 

Nathan, 9. 

Phineas, Rev., 6, 8. 

Sarah, 9. 
Stickney, Deacon, 34. 

Jeremiah, Lieut., 10, 14, 20. 

Jonathan, 40, 51. 

Miriam, 10, 39. 

Thomas, 46, 56. 

William, 13. 
Straw, John, 65. 

Jonathan, 23. 
Stuart, James Francis Edward, 5. 
Swan, ]\Ir., 52. 
Sweatt, Mr., (59. 
Syms, Mr., 33. 

Temple, Christopher, 15. 
Thanksgiving, 15, 48, 70. 



Thompson, Benjamin, 24, 53. 

Sarah, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 
60, 61, 64, 66, 68, 70. 

Sarah, of Bow, 66, 67. 
Thornton, Dr., 52. 
Titcomb, Major, 44, 45. 
Tobacco, 39. 

Town Meetings, 26, 30, 56, 58, 68. 
Trull, 22. 
Trumbull, Nathaniel, 10. 

Simon, 39, 47. 

Judah, 10. 
Tuck, Rev. John, 3(). 
Tucker, Jolm, 29. 
Tyng, James, 42. 

Jonathan, 33. 

Virgin, Mr., 34, 38, 42. 
Voyages to England by Mr. Walk- 
er, 4. 

Waldron, Isaac, 13. 

Jacob, 40. 

Richard, Capt., 29. 
Walker, Anna, 28. 

Barnard, 49, .52. 

Betsey, 58. 

Bruce, 68. 

Capt., 42, 48, 49, .50. 

Catherine, 42. 

Ensign, 27. 

Ezekiel, 7. 

Isaac, 13, 31. 

Isaac, Jr., 12, 41, 42. 

James, 42, 48. 

Josiah, 39. 

Joseph, 35, 36, 37, 39, 43. 

Joseph, Jr., 34, 35, 36. 

Judith, 18, 61, 70. 

Margery Bruce, 30, 31. 

Molly, 42. 

Sally, 37, 43, 44, 63. 



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Walker, Samuel, 5, 15, 20, 33. 
Timothy, Rev., 3. 
Timothy, Hon., 8, 33, 37, 3S, 
40, 43, 44, 47, 4S, 50, 54, 55, 
56, 58,00,61, 65. 
Timothy, Jr., 7, 52. 
Timothy. 4th, 45, 49. 
William, 66, 67. 
Ward, Nathan, 69. 
Warren, Admiral, 14. 
Waternummon's Brook, 41. 
Weather, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 
13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 
22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 
30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37,38, 
39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 4.5, 46, 
47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 
55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 
63, 64, 65 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 
71. 
Webster, Abioail, 23. 



Webster, Enoch, 23, 49. 

John, 12, 35. 

Lieut., 4(). 

Mr., 31, 32, 42. 
West, Oilman, 47. 

Nathaniel, 35. 37, 50. 
Welch, Mr., 66. 
Wentworth, Benning, 12. 
Whittemore, Aaron, Rev., 6, 9, 41, 

55. 
Whittemore, Mr., 22. 
Willard, Samuel, 55, 56. 
Wood, 7. 

Woodman, Joseph, 62. 
Woodwell's Garrison, 4, 10. 
W^orthen, Joanna, 36. 

Jonathan, 38, 39. 
Wyman, Edward, Jr., 21. 

Jesse, Capt., 20, 21. 

Judith, 20. 

Mr., 22. 



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